The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America

Ram A. Cnaan

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2007

The Other Philadelphia Story

How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America

Ram A. Cnaan
In collaboration with: Stephanie C. Boddie , Charlene C. McGrew and Jennifer Kang

In the series The City in the Twenty-First Century

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812201628

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About this book

For many living in U.S. cities, social services come not from the government but from local churches. Based on the first census of congregations ever conducted in any American city, this book provides an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other organizations.

Author / Editor information

Ram A. Cnaan is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Chair of the Doctoral Program in Social Welfare, as well as Director of the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. He is the author of The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership and The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare.

Reviews

"Cnaan uses a unique, thorough field study of nearly 2000 congregations in Philadelphia to probe the issue of social service delivery through religious institutions. . . . The book will be useful for graduate courses in social welfare and religion, and to scholars in both fields. Highly recommended."—Choice

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Part I: Introduction to the Field of Studying Congregations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part II: Congregational Contribution to Quality of Life in Urban America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Part III: Special Congregations and Subgroups Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Part IV: Area Organizations That Enhance the Congregational Social Service Capacity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Part V: Conclusions and Implications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Appendix: Methods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Illustrations
- Other: 5 illus.
Keywords: Sociology; Public Policy; Books of Regional Interest; Urban Studies

eBook

Published: November 24, 2010
ISBN: 9780812201628