People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States
Co-Winner of the 2007 Oliver Cromwell Cox Award, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the American Sociological AssociationOne ofChoice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006"The books bottom line: Multiracial churches are rare, hard to sustain and worth the trouble."--Sam Hodges,Dallas Morning News"People of the Dreamis arguably the most complete examination to date of an important but thin slice of religious life in the United States. . . . By virtue of its scope, its originality, and its ability to captivate, it will surely set the standard in the study of multiracial congregations for some time to come."--James C. Cavendish,Contemporary Sociology"The books solid scholarship will satisfy the academy, and its accessibility will also make it useful in the church."--Deborah J. Kapp,Journal of Church and State"People of the Dreamis filled with individual stories sympathetically told and quantitative data competently analyzed; it faces tough issues and offers reasonable grounds for hope. It is by far the best book on its topic that I know of."--R. Stephen Warner,Christian Century"The book and the research on which it is based, casts an interesting light no only on multiracial congregations, but on congregational life in general. It is a significant work for anyone studying race and religion in contemporary America."--Peter Slade,Journal of the American Academy of Religion"People of the Dreamis an outstanding work that provides valuable insights for both the scholar and practitioner, and it stands as a prophetic signpost in evaluating the state of race relations in our most segregated institutions."--Jerry Z. Park,Sociology of Religion