God and the Growth Machine
This paper has three major objectives. First, it examines the older theoretical paradigms used to understand cities and the religious institutions located within them. Next, the paper introduces and discusses a newer paradigm that views the city as a growth machine. Finally, it presents a case study...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1991
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Review of religious research
Year: 1991, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 237-243 |
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| Summary: | This paper has three major objectives. First, it examines the older theoretical paradigms used to understand cities and the religious institutions located within them. Next, the paper introduces and discusses a newer paradigm that views the city as a growth machine. Finally, it presents a case study based on this new perspective of a large Southern Baptist congregation in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, suggestions are made concerning the implications of the growth machine paradigm for other religious institutions as well as an outline of directions for further research. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511208 |