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

by Annis Pratt and Henry J. Pratt

This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between the two powerful forces--church organizations and urban politics--within New York City and Detroit during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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. What followed during the next 100 years was the emergence of religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331726
• ISBN13: 9780814331729
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"