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Souls of the city : religion and the search for community in postwar America /
Who has time for community in the modern metropolis? The answer may surprise you: apparently lots of us. As this book discusses, religious communities have long been an important way for people in all parts of the modern city to come together. Focusing on Indianapolis, Indiana, a city in America...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Polis Center series on religion and urban culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Who has time for community in the modern metropolis? The answer may surprise you: apparently lots of us. As this book discusses, religious communities have long been an important way for people in all parts of the modern city to come together. Focusing on Indianapolis, Indiana, a city in America's geographical and cultural heartland, Souls of the City describes the range of changes to America's city and American religion during the last decades of the 20th century. In showing the historical ability of religious congregations to become 'places' of worship, this book challenges those who l. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253109817 9780253109811 0203109813 9780203109816 9780253342560 0253342562 |