TY  - GEN
AU  - Cnaan, Ram A. & Others
TI  - Other Philadelphia story : How local congregations support quality of life in Urban America 
SN  - 9780812239492
U1  - 361.750974 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  -  
N1  - CONTENTS
List of Illustrations      ix
Preface          xi
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF STUDYING CONGREGATIONS
Chapter 1: "Here is the Church; Here is the Steeple": Defining and Measuring Religious Congregations               3
Chapter 2: The Religious Landscape in Philadelphia      23
Chapter 3: The organizational behavior of the congregations in our study     38
SECTION II: CONGREGATIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AMERICA
Chapter 4: Informal Care by Congregations             63
Chapter 5: Formal Care-Congregations as Social Service Agencies        76
Chapter 6: Using Space for Good Use           104
SECTION III: SPECIAL CONGREGATIONS AND SUBGROUPS
Chapter 7: Black Congregations in the City of Brotherly Love        123
Chapter 8: Latino congregations in the 21st century          154
Chapter 9: Women in congregations and social service provision             180
SECTION IV: AREA ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENHANCE THE CONGREGATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE CAPACITY
Chapter 10: Interfaith coalitions-The Story of the Northwest Interfaith Movement (NIM) 197
Chapter 11: Using the congregational capacity to help the homeless-the NPIHN story  217
Chapter 12: Utilizing congregational volunteers: The stories of Amachi and REST Philly   235
SECTION IV: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Chapter 13: The world of the clergy: Contextual necessities and leadership challenges 253
Chapter 14: Policy recommendations   274
Appendix I: Methods   293
Notes       297
References    301
Index       321
Acknowledgments   331

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