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082			_a361.750974 _bCNA
100			_aCnaan, Ram A. & Others _973258
245			_aOther Philadelphia story : How local congregations support quality of life in Urban America
260			_aPhiladelphia _bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press _c2005
300			_axvii,334p.
440			_aCity in the Twenty First century Ed. by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter _973364
505			_aCONTENTS 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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