05457nam 2200649Ia 450 991082060580332120240417232941.00-8143-3668-X(CKB)3240000000068573(OCoLC)835508725(CaPaEBR)ebrary10715429(SSID)ssj0000815646(PQKBManifestationID)11505082(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000815646(PQKBWorkID)10808061(PQKB)10556994(MdBmJHUP)muse17596(Au-PeEL)EBL3416530(CaPaEBR)ebr10715429(Au-PeEL)EBL31349275(MiAaPQ)EBC3416530(EXLCZ)99324000000006857320030811d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrChurches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 /Henry Pratt ; preface by Ronald Brown1st ed.Detroit Wayne State University Pressc20041 online resource (210 p.) African American life seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8143-3172-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Urban Churches in the Progressive Era -- Municipal Government Expansion -- Churches Confront the Industrial Age -- Formation of the Detroit Council of Churches -- Formation of the New York City Church Federation -- New York and Detroit Catholicism in the Reform Age -- Archdiocesan Caution in a Threatening Atmosphere -- Early Evolutionary Changes -- Conclusion -- Churches, Government, and the Great Depression -- The Depression in National Perspective -- The Great Depression in New York and Detroit -- Catholic Responses to the Great Depression -- New York -- Brooklyn -- Detroit -- Protestant Responses -- New York -- Protestantism's Social Welfare Impasse -- Detroit -- Pattern Persistence through Time -- Conclusion -- Churches, Civil Rights, and the Great Society -- Changes in Local Political Scenes -- New York -- Detroit -- Detroit Protestant Churches in the Civil Rights Era -- The Civil Rights Era and New York Protestantism -- Civil Rights and Threats to PC Internal Cohesion -- Civil Rights, the Great Society, and Catholicism -- Vatican II, Civil Rights, and Expanded U.S. Programs -- Archdiocesan Policies: New York -- Archdiocesan Policies: Detroit -- New York Protestantism and Appointments to City Offices -- Background -- Impediments to Influence -- Data Requirements -- Dilemmas -- Differing Approaches -- The Civic-Educational Approach -- The Moderate-Activist Approach -- The Militant-Activist Approach -- Growth of Race Consciousness -- Drawing a Sharp Line -- Some Political Realities -- Experience with Moderate Activism -- Experience with Militancy -- Conclusion -- Urban-Related National Developments -- The Malaise of Councils of Churches -- New York -- Detroit -- Archdioceses and Inner Cities Transformed -- Detroit.Conclusion -- The Urban Church in a Conservative Political Era -- The Demographic Element -- Urban-Related National Developments -- The Malaise of Councils of Churches -- New York -- Detroit -- Archdioceses and Inner Cities Transformed -- Detroit -- Conclusion -- The Black Church in a Post-Church Federation Era -- Black Nationalism, Black Churches, and Politics in Detroit -- Hidden in Plain Sight: Black Nationalism and the Council of Black Baptist Pastors -- Rev. Charles Hill, Coleman Young, and the Politics of Self-Determination -- Coleman Young's 1973 Election Campaign -- The Black Church and Coleman Young's Later Years -- Council of Black Pastors (CBP) Organization and Structure -- New York: Churches and the Black Quest for Political Acceptance -- The Jesse Jackson Candidacy -- Churches Feel the Effect -- Citywide Interfaith Alliance -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Disturbances -- Regime Differences -- Government as Source of Validation and Legitimation -- Catholic-Protestant Disparities -- Political Appointments Campaigns -- Black Ministers' Conferences -- Churches' Urban Political Influence -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backcover.This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between the two powerful forces--church organizations and urban politics--within New York City and Detroit during the 19th and 20th centuries.African American Life SeriesChristianity and politicsMichiganDetroitHistory20th centuryAfrican American churchesMichiganDetroitHistory20th centuryChristianity and politicsNew York (State)New YorkHistory20th centuryAfrican American churchesNew York (State)New YorkHistory20th centuryChristianity and politicsHistoryAfrican American churchesHistoryChristianity and politicsHistoryAfrican American churchesHistory322/.1/0974710904Pratt Henry J.1934-1595541MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820605803321Churches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-19943916524UNINA