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Homelessness, black neighborhood development, problems of abortion and sex education--how does religion affect the politics of an American city confronting these and other concerns? And what differences have "church and state" issues made in these struggles? In answering such questions, A Bridging of Faiths conveys a feeling of the urgent social th



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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993

Table of Contents
List of IllustrationsList of TablesForewordAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Approaching Springfield3Ch. 2From Meetinghouse to Cathedral22Ch. 3High Rollers and High Rises58Ch. 4Corner Church and City-State97Ch. 5Homelessness in the City of Homes141Ch. 6Covenant in the Crucible of Race173Ch. 7Sexuality and Sectarianism214Ch. 8Bridging the Gaps255Appendix A: A Methodological Postscript303Appendix B: The Springfield Questionnaire and Follow-Up Appeals to Sample Respondents319Appendix C: Statistical Addenda331Bibliography347Index355

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691607849, 978-0691607849
      ISBN10: 0691607842
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Homelessness, black neighborhood development, problems of abortion and sex education--how does religion affect the politics of an American city confronting these and other concerns? And what differences have "church and state" issues made in these struggles? In answering such questions, A Bridging of Faiths conveys a feeling of the urgent social th



      Trade Review
      One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993

      Table of Contents
      List of IllustrationsList of TablesForewordAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Approaching Springfield3Ch. 2From Meetinghouse to Cathedral22Ch. 3High Rollers and High Rises58Ch. 4Corner Church and City-State97Ch. 5Homelessness in the City of Homes141Ch. 6Covenant in the Crucible of Race173Ch. 7Sexuality and Sectarianism214Ch. 8Bridging the Gaps255Appendix A: A Methodological Postscript303Appendix B: The Springfield Questionnaire and Follow-Up Appeals to Sample Respondents319Appendix C: Statistical Addenda331Bibliography347Index355

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