God and karate on the Southside : bridging differences, building American communities /

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Recent demographic changes have sparked debate about the civic health of American democracy. Democracy requires people of different backgrounds to be disposed toward working together, and it requires "little-noticed meeting places" where neighbors interact with each other, share their thin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yi, Joseph, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Subjects:
Community development > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Cultural pluralism > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Martial arts > Social aspects > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Communities > Religious aspects.
Democracy > Religious aspects.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Diversité culturelle > Illinois > Chicago > Études de cas.
Communauté > Aspect religieux.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux.
Développement communautaire > Illinois > Chicago > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Communities > Religious aspects
Community development
Cultural pluralism
Democracy > Religious aspects
Martial arts > Social aspects
Race relations
Race relations > Religious aspects
Soziale Situation
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Gemeinwesenarbeit
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > Case studies.
Illinois > Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference
  • Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy
  • God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ
  • Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement
  • Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do
  • Framing karate: frontiers of engagement
  • Religious participation and race relations: general social survey
  • Renewing democracy in America.

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