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Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994

Henry J. Pratt
Preface by Ronald Brown
Beginning in the 1890s, the social gospel movement and its secular counterpart, the Progressive movement, set the stage for powerful church and city governance connections. Churches and Urban Government compares the governing styles of Detroit and New York from 1895 to 1994 and looks at the steps city-wide religious bodies took to advance and influence their communities and their local government. Emphasizing the role of Black churches, Henry J. Pratt examines how immigration, the Great Depression, and the Civil Rights movement all nurtured this developing link between religion and politics, helping churches evolve into leadership roles within these metropolitan centers.

"There is simply no other work I know of that explores the connections of church federations and urban governance. The book offers new perspectives on urban politics and religion and politics . . . The use of archival material and personal interviews is refreshing and adds significantly to the book"
—Frederick C. Harris, Director, Center for the Study of African-American Politics, University of Rochester.

Henry J. Pratt (1934–2000) was professor of Political Science at Wayne State University.

 

African American Life Series

$26.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-3172-6

6 x 9 / 280 pages

2004

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