Faith on the avenue : religion on a city street /
Katie Day ; photographs by Edd Conboy.
- xiv, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
Mapping faith on the avenue -- Constructing the sacred in space and place -- Seeking the welfare of the city: assessing the impact of urban congregations -- Pound for pound: the social impact of small churches -- Pentecostal Latinas: engendering selves in storefront congregations -- Muslims on the block: navigating the urban ecology -- Urban flux: mobility, change, and communities of faith.
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Religious life and customs. Philadelphia, Pa.