Ecologies of Faith in New York City : The Evolution of Religious Institutions /

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Ecologies of Faith in New York City examines patterns of interreligious cooperation and conflict in New York City. It explores how representative congregations in this religiously diverse city interact with their surroundings by competing for members, seeking out niches, or cooperating via coalition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Huang, Weishan, 1969-, Mian, Nadia A., 1979-, Cimino, Richard P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Religions.
Religion.
Interfaith relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Religious.
RELIGION > History.
Religions > Relations.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Religion.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ecologies of Faith in New York City examines patterns of interreligious cooperation and conflict in New York City. It explores how representative congregations in this religiously diverse city interact with their surroundings by competing for members, seeking out niches, or cooperating via coalitions and neighborhood organizations. Based on in-depth research in New York's ethnically mixed and rapidly changing neighborhoods, the essays in the volume describe how religious institutions shape and are shaped by their environments, what new roles they have assumed, and how they relate to other r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780253006943

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