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God and karate on the Southside : bridging differences, building American communities / Joseph E. Yi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yi, Joseph, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community development--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
- Community development.
- Cultural pluralism--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Martial arts--Social aspects--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
- Martial arts.
- Communities--Religious aspects.
- Communities.
- Democracy--Religious aspects.
- Democracy.
- Race relations--Religious aspects.
- Race relations.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--Case studies.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Combining classical democratic theory with compelling personal stories and rigorous empirical analysis, God and Karate on the Southside is the first book to analyze the intersection between race, religion, and martial arts in the United States. It is a must-read for scholars interested in issues of community diversity and civic democracy.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference
- Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy
- God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ
- Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement
- Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do
- Framing karate: frontiers of engagement
- Religious participation and race relations: general social survey
- Renewing democracy in America.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-49484-8
- 9786612494840
- 0-7391-3837-5
- OCLC:
- 649997343
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