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Autore: |
Pratt Henry J. <1934->
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Titolo: |
Churches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 / / Henry Pratt ; preface by Ronald Brown
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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 |
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