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Rising expectations : urban congregations, welfare reform, and civic life

Title
Rising expectations : urban congregations, welfare reform, and civic life / Arthur E. Farnsley II.
Author
Farnsley, Arthur Emery.
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.

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Description
x, 136 pages; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Polis Center series on religion and urban culture
Uniform Title
Polis Center series on religion and urban culture
Subject
  • Church and social problems > United States
  • Church charities > United States
  • City churches > United States
  • Community organization > United States
  • Church and social problems
  • Church charities
  • City churches
  • Community organization
  • Kirchengemeinde
  • Soziale Unterstützung
  • Soziale Probleme
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-134) and index.
Contents
Introduction : congregations as community organizations -- Congregations as urban organizations -- Types of congregations -- How well do congregations know their neighbors? -- Is smaller better? -- Can congregations impart values? -- What happens to congregations? -- Crossing boundaries cautiously -- Realistic expectations.
ISBN
  • 0253341957
  • 9780253341952
LCCN
2002010628
OCLC
  • ocm50149537
  • 50149537
  • SCSB-8966868
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library