Religion and community in the new urban America

This study examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations over the past several decades. How does the new metropolis affect local religious communities? What is the role of local religious communities in creating the new metropolis? Through an in-depth study of fifteen C...

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Главные авторы: Numrich, Paul David 1952- (Автор) ; Wedam, Elfriede (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: New York Oxford University Press 2015
В:Год: 2015
Редактирование:First edition
Другие ключевые слова:B Religious gatherings
B Communities ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B Communities Religious aspects
B Cities and towns ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B Cities and towns Religious aspects Christianity
B Cities and towns Religious aspects
B Communities Religious aspects Christianity
B Communities ; Religious aspects
B Cities and towns ; Religious aspects
B City churches
Online-ссылка: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780199386840
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Итог:This study examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations over the past several decades. How does the new metropolis affect local religious communities? What is the role of local religious communities in creating the new metropolis? Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations - Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques, and a Hindu temple, city and suburban, neighbourhood-based and commuter - this book describes congregational life and measures congregational influences on urban environments
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199386870
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199386840.001.0001