Religion and community in the new urban America - Numrich, Paul David, 1952- (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015)
Foreword / by Martin D. Stringer -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The new urban era and the religion factor -- Part I: Theoretical and conceptual framework. Adding religion to Chicago's story ; Community and congregations in the new metropolis -- Part II: Congregational case studies. Neighborhood parishes and churches in a restructuring city ; Area mosques and diverse corridors ; Area congregations in the city ; Area congregations in a suburban boom town ; Metro congregations : a wider view of the restructuring metropolis -- Part III: Religion's urban significance : Chicago and beyond. Congregations and change : interpreting religion's significance in the new metropolis -- Afterword: A case for representativeness -- Appendix A: Research methods -- Appendix B: Questionnaire -- Appendix C: Field notes on worship services -- Appendix D: Protocol for in-depth study of religious congregations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-340) and index.
Keywords: City churches; Religious gatherings; Cities and towns -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Communities -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Cities and towns -- Religious aspects; Communities -- Religious aspects; Cities and towns -- Religious aspects; Cities and towns -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; City churches; Communities -- Religious aspects; Communities -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Religious gatherings