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Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 (African American Life)

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Description:This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between two powerful forces--church organizations and urban politics--within New York City and Detroit from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century. Beginning in the 1890s, the social gospel movement and its secular counterpart, the Progressive movement, set the stage for powerful church and city governance connections. What followed during the next hundred years was the emergence of religious bodies as an important instrument for influencing City Hall on moral and social issues. Churches and Urban Government compares the governing styles of Detroit and New York City from 1895 to 1994 and looks at the steps city-wide religious bodies took to advance the interests of their communities and their local government during this chaotic period in urban history.Detroit and New York City make for a very interesting case study when casting the two cities' many similarities against their contrasting urban governance styles. What these cities share is a longstanding liberal political culture and comparable ethnic and racial diversity as well as large populations of Catholics and Protestants. Emphasizing the role of Black churches, Henry J. Pratt examines how immigration, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights movement all nurtured this developing link between religion and politics, helping churches evolve into leadership roles within these metropolitan centers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 (African American Life). To get started finding Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 (African American Life), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between two powerful forces--church organizations and urban politics--within New York City and Detroit from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century. Beginning in the 1890s, the social gospel movement and its secular counterpart, the Progressive movement, set the stage for powerful church and city governance connections. What followed during the next hundred years was the emergence of religious bodies as an important instrument for influencing City Hall on moral and social issues. Churches and Urban Government compares the governing styles of Detroit and New York City from 1895 to 1994 and looks at the steps city-wide religious bodies took to advance the interests of their communities and their local government during this chaotic period in urban history.Detroit and New York City make for a very interesting case study when casting the two cities' many similarities against their contrasting urban governance styles. What these cities share is a longstanding liberal political culture and comparable ethnic and racial diversity as well as large populations of Catholics and Protestants. Emphasizing the role of Black churches, Henry J. Pratt examines how immigration, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights movement all nurtured this developing link between religion and politics, helping churches evolve into leadership roles within these metropolitan centers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 (African American Life). To get started finding Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 (African American Life), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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