Churches and urban government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 / Henry Pratt ; preface by Ronald Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Henry J., 1934-

Series:

African American Life Series

African American life series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

African American churches--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

African American churches.

Christianity and politics--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

African American churches--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between the two powerful forces--church organizations and urban politics--within New York City and Detroit during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Urban Churches in the Progressive Era

Municipal Government Expansion

Churches Confront the Industrial Age

Formation of the Detroit Council of Churches

Formation of the New York City Church Federation

New York and Detroit Catholicism in the Reform Age

Archdiocesan Caution in a Threatening Atmosphere

Early Evolutionary Changes

Conclusion

Churches, Government, and the Great Depression

The Depression in National Perspective

The Great Depression in New York and Detroit

Catholic Responses to the Great Depression

New York

Brooklyn

Detroit

Protestant Responses

Protestantism's Social Welfare Impasse

Pattern Persistence through Time

Churches, Civil Rights, and the Great Society

Changes in Local Political Scenes

Detroit Protestant Churches in the Civil Rights Era

The Civil Rights Era and New York Protestantism

Civil Rights and Threats to PC Internal Cohesion

Civil Rights, the Great Society, and Catholicism

Vatican II, Civil Rights, and Expanded U.S. Programs

Archdiocesan Policies: New York

Archdiocesan Policies: Detroit

New York Protestantism and Appointments to City Offices

Background

Impediments to Influence

Data Requirements

Dilemmas

Differing Approaches

The Civic-Educational Approach

The Moderate-Activist Approach

The Militant-Activist Approach

Growth of Race Consciousness

Drawing a Sharp Line

Some Political Realities

Experience with Moderate Activism

Experience with Militancy

Urban-Related National Developments

The Malaise of Councils of Churches

Archdioceses and Inner Cities Transformed

Detroit.

Conclusion

The Urban Church in a Conservative Political Era

The Demographic Element

The Black Church in a Post-Church Federation Era

Black Nationalism, Black Churches, and Politics in Detroit

Hidden in Plain Sight: Black Nationalism and the Council of Black Baptist Pastors

Rev. Charles Hill, Coleman Young, and the Politics of Self-Determination

Coleman Young's 1973 Election Campaign

The Black Church and Coleman Young's Later Years

Council of Black Pastors (CBP) Organization and Structure

New York: Churches and the Black Quest for Political Acceptance

The Jesse Jackson Candidacy

Churches Feel the Effect

Citywide Interfaith Alliance

Disturbances

Regime Differences

Government as Source of Validation and Legitimation

Catholic-Protestant Disparities

Political Appointments Campaigns

Black Ministers' Conferences

Churches' Urban Political Influence

Bibliography

Index

Backcover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.

ISBN:

9780814336687

081433668X

OCLC:

835508725