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OverviewReligion and Community in the New Urban America examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations. The authors ask how the new metropolis affects local religious communities and what role those communities play in creating the new metropolis. Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations-Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques, and a Hindu temple, both city and suburban-this book describes congregational life and measures congregational influences on urban environments. Paul D. Numrich and Elfriede Wedam challenge the view held by many urban studies scholars that religion plays a small role-if any-in shaping postindustrial cities and that religious communities merely adapt to urban structures in a passive fashion. Taking into account the spatial distribution of constituents, internal traits, and external actions, each congregation's urban impact is plotted on a continuum of weak, to moderate, to strong, thus providing a nuanced understanding of the significance of religion in the contemporary urban context. Presenting a thoughtful analysis that includes maps of each congregation in its social-geographic setting, the authors offer an insightful look into urban community life today, from congregations to the places in which they are embedded. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul D. Numrich (Affiliate Research Associate Professor, Affiliate Research Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago) , Elfriede Wedam (Research Associate, Research Associate, Loyola University Chicago)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780199386857ISBN 10: 0199386854 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 07 May 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword by Martin D. Stringer Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: The New Urban Era and the Religion Factor Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Framework Chapter 1: Adding Religion to Chicago's Story Chapter 2: Community and Congregations in the New Metropolis Part II: Congregational Case Studies Chapter 3: Neighborhood Parishes and Churches in a Restructuring City Chapter 4: Area Mosques and Diverse Corridors Chapter 5: Area Congregations in the City Chapter 6: Area Congregations in a Suburban Boom Town Chapter 7: Metro Congregations: A Wider View of the Restructuring Metropolis Part III: Religion's Urban Significance: Chicago and Beyond Chapter 8: 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 Bibliography IndexReviewsChicago has always been the epicenter for urban sociology, and now Numrich and Wedam have put religion definitively in the picture. Conceptually adept and ethnographically rich, this book shows us how congregations are shaped by the spaces in which they are located, and how they in turn shape this constantly evolving city. --Nancy T. Ammerman, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Boston University On a whole, this book is thorough, interesting and quite useful for those of us interested in urban religion and its continued importance in urban development. * Joshua D. Ambrosius, Urban Studies * Chicago has always been the epicenter for urban sociology, and now Numrich and Wedam have put religion definitively in the picture. Conceptually adept and ethnographically rich, this book shows us how congregations are shaped by the spaces in which they are located, and how they in turn shape this constantly evolving city. * Nancy T. Ammerman, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Boston University * The detailed congregational studies in this book help chart the way to a broader sense of the many ways religion builds community in contemporary urban America. A persistent theme is how the details of each congregation's life - its location, mission, and nature - shape its urban impact ... This book is a helpful companion for all those studying religion in the contemporary city. * David R. Bains, Reading Religion * Chicago has always been the epicenter for urban sociology, and now Numrich and Wedam have put religion definitively in the picture. Conceptually adept and ethnographically rich, this book shows us how congregations are shaped by the spaces in which they are located, and how they in turn shape this constantly evolving city. Nancy T. Ammerman, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Boston University On a whole, this book is thorough, interesting and quite useful for those of us interested in urban religion and its continued importance in urban development. Joshua D. Ambrosius, Urban Studies Author InformationPaul D. Numrich is a professor at Methodist Theological School in Ohio and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and an affiliate research associate with the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion at Loyola University Chicago. He researches the social, civic, and theological implications of America's increasing religious diversity. Elfriede Wedam is lecturer in the department of sociology and research associate with the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion at Loyola University Chicago. She has written on urban religion, community, the moral culture of the prolife movement and Catholic parishes in an international context. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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