The American City and the Evangelical Church: A Historical Overview

by Harvie M. Conn

Book Overview

The interaction between the evangelical church and urban neighborhoods This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801025907
• ISBN13: 9780801025907
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A "Must Read" for all Christians, especially Evangelicals

Picking up where Donald Dayton left off with "Discovering and Evangelical Heritage", the late Harvie Conn has written a crucial book for the Church as a whole and the Evangelical church specifically. This book looks at the white church's relationship with the American city and shows how it got to where it is now: suburban and rural focused. Conn backs up his tough critism of the church with plenty of data and case studies. I would rate this book as a "must read" to anyone interested in urban ministry or as a gift to someone who just doesn't understand the need for urban ministry (ie. denominational leaders!)