Faith in Action - Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America

List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceIntroduction: Democratic Renewal in AmericaPart One: Dynamics of Contention in Faith-Based and Multiracial Organizing1. Faith-Based Organizing in Action: The Local Organizing Committee at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church2. Higher Power: The Symbiosis of Religion and Politics3. Race-Based Organizing in Action4. Reweaving the Social Fabric: Social Capital and Political PowerPart Two: Thinking Culturally about Politics5. The Political Culture of Faith-Based Organizing: Practices, Beliefs, Ethos6. Cultural Dynamics and Political Action7. The Limitations of Religious Culture: Moralistic and Therapeutic Faith8. Making Democracy Work in AmericaAppendix 1: Organizations Sponsoring Multiracial Organizing and Faith-Based OrganizingAppendix 2: History and Development of PICONotesReferencesIndex

A propos de l'auteur

Richard L. Wood is associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico.

Résumé

Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Richard L. Wood, Wood Richard L.
• Collaboration: University Of Chicago Press (Editeur)
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.09.2002
• EAN: 9780226905969
• ISBN: 978-0-226-90596-9
• Pages: 288
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Poids: 595 g
• Thèmes: Morality and Society Series; Morality and Society (Paperbac; Morality and Society Series; Morality and Society Series (CHUP)
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Recherche en structures sociales; USA, Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social groups, Political activism, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Political activism / Political engagement, Social groups, communities and identities