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How the other half worships / Camilo José Vergara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vergara, Camilo José.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City churches--United States.
- City churches.
- Urban African Americans.
- Manners and customs.
- Inner cities--Economic aspects.
- Inner cities.
- Urban poor.
- Religion.
- Church and social problems.
- Religion and social problems.
- Church buildings.
- United States.
- United States--Religious life and customs.
- Church buildings--United States.
- United States--Religion.
- Religion and social problems--United States.
- Church and social problems--United States.
- African American churches.
- Urban poor--Religion.
- Inner cities--Economic aspects--United States.
- Urban African Americans--Social life and customs.
- African Americans--Economic conditions.
- African Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 283 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- "Domestically and abroad, America is known as the richest country in the world. It is hard not to be impressed by the standard of living in the nation's most affluent suburban and urban neighborhoods. Yet, scattered amid stretches that abound in wealth, the country is home to neighborhoods rife with violence, poverty, segregation, and decay. Within these blighted urban landscapes, however, there is at least one notable example of plenty: churches. They do not always appear as traditional houses of worship, but often emerge from the retrofitted shells of former storefronts, garages, factories, warehouses, domestic dwellings, and public institutions. Regardless of the facade, churches populate America's poorest neighborhoods"--Inside front jacket cover.
- Contents:
- Religion, transcendence, and denial among America's urban poor
- Church stories
- Architecture, design, and urbanism
- I am here to preach the truth to you : church leaders
- Dealing in hope : pastor, preacher, apostle, minister, elder, congregant
- Theology and devotional practice
- Churches : the public face
- Christian supplies : creating an atmosphere of reverence and devotion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Ex libris Andrew Craig Morrison.
- ISBN:
- 0813536820
- OCLC:
- 57652553
- Publisher Number:
- 9780813536828
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