Religion and Community in the New Urban America

Religion and Community in the New Urban America
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780199386840
ISBN-13 : 0199386846
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Book Synopsis Religion and Community in the New Urban America by : Paul David Numrich

Download or read book Religion and Community in the New Urban America written by Paul David Numrich and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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