TY  - BOOK
AU  - Numrich,Paul David
TI  - Religion and community in the new urban America
SN  - 9780199386857
AV  - BV 637 .N86 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - City churches
KW  - Religious gatherings
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Communities
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-340) and index; 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
ER  -