Rising expectations
Subtitle: urban congregations, welfare reform, and civic life
By: Arthur E. Farnsley II.
Series: Polis Center series on religion and urban culture
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Church and social problems -- United States; Church charities -- United States; City churches -- United States; Community organization -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-134) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: congregations as community organizations; title: Congregations as urban organizations; title: Types of congregations; title: How well do congregations know their neighbors?; title: Is smaller better?; title: Can congregations impart values?; title: What happens to congregations?; title: Crossing boundaries cautiously; title: Realistic expectations.