Churches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 / / Henry Pratt ; preface by Ronald Brown

• Autore: Pratt Henry J. <1934->
• Pubblicazione: Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.1/0974710904
• Soggetto topico: Christianity and politics - Michigan - Detroit - History - 20th century; African American churches - Michigan - Detroit - History - 20th century; Christianity and politics - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century; African American churches - New York (State) - New York - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Churches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994
• ISBN: 0-8143-3668-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820605803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African American Life Series