Faith on the Avenue - Religion on a City Street

Zusatztext Unique as well as worthwhile. Informationen zum Autor Katie Day holds the Charles A. Schieren Chair in Church and Society at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Klappentext In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment. Zusammenfassung In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Index of Pictures and Figures Introduction 1. Mapping Faith on the Avenue 2. Constructing the Sacred in Space and Place 3. Seeking the Welfare of the City 4. Pound for Pound: The Social Impact of Small Churches 5. Pentecostal Latinas: Engendering Selves in Storefront Congregations 6. Muslims on the Block: Navigating the Urban Ecology 7. Urban Flux: Mobility, Change and Communities of Faith Bibliography Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Day, Katie Day, Katie (Charles A. Scheiren Professor Day
• Mitarbeit: Edd Conboy (Fotografien)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.01.2014
• EAN: 9780199860029
• ISBN: 978-0-19-986002-9
• Seiten: 264
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie; Sociology, Religion / Christian Church / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Christian institutions & organizations, Non-profitmaking organizations, Religious institutions and organizations, Faith on the Avenue