Sacred circles, public squares : the multicentering of American religion / Arthur E. Farnsley II ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farnsley, Arthur Emery.

Series:

Polis Center series on religion and urban culture.

The Polis Center series on religion and urban culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indianapolis (Ind.)--Religion.

Indianapolis (Ind.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of the religious landscape of Indianapolis -- the summative volume of the Lilly Endowment's Project on Religion and Urban Culture conducted by the Polis Center at IUPUI -- aims to understand religion's changing role in public life. The book examines the shaping of religious traditions by the changing city. It sheds light on issues such as social capital and faith-based welfare reform and explores the countervailing pressures of ""decentering"" -- the creation of multiple (sub)urban centers -

Contents:

Introduction

The circle city on the plains

Religious civility, civil religion

Religious traditions diversified and domesticated

Types and tensions of congregational life

Back home again : religion in the neighborhoods

Conclusion: Religion and urban culture.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07155-6

9786612071553

0-253-11129-3

OCLC:

475974488