Souls of the city [[electronic resource] ] : religion and the search for community in postwar America / / Etan Diamond

• Autore: Diamond Etan
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.3/0825/091732
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - United States - Religion
• Soggetto geografico: United States Religious life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An introduction to metropolitan growth and religious change -- "Hi, neighbor!" : building new religious communities in suburbia -- From small town to mall town : rural communities and their congregations -- What is "our" community? The dilemma of the inner-city congregation -- Tying the metropolis together -- Finding community in the modern metropolis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Who has time for community in the modern metropolis? The answer may surprise you: apparently lots of us. As this book discusses, religious communities have long been an important way for people in all parts of the modern city to come together. Whether in new suburban subdivisions, in rural areas undergoing change, or in inner-city neighborhoods, people of all social backgrounds, races, and economic means have used their congregations as a way to set down new roots and to hold on to old ones. Focusing o
• Titolo autorizzato: Souls of the city
• ISBN: 1-282-07207-2; 9786612072079; 0-253-10981-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780262103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Polis Center series on religion and urban culture.