Growing Suburbs, Relocating Churches: The Suburbanization of Protestant Churches in the Chicago Region, 1925-1990

This study examines the locations of Protestant churches in the Chicago region between 1925 and 1990 based on data from the Church Federation of Greater Chicago. The analysis adds two insights to existing explanations of white flight and the corresponding suburbanization of churches: suburbanization...

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Main Author: Miller, Brian J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 342-364
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Chicago / Protestant Church / Suburb / Church building / History 1925-1990
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B ethnicity / Race
B Congregations
B Chicago
B Suburbs
B Cities
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