The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America

by Ram A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie, Charlene C. McGrew

For people living in U.S. cities, social services come not only from the government but increasingly also from local religious communities. Ever since the Clinton administration's welfare reform, faith-based institutions, and especially congregations, have been allowed to bid for federal funds for their programs. In The Other Philadelphia Story, drawing on the first-ever census of congregations in any American city, Ram Cnaan and his colleagues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812239490
• ISBN13: 9780812239492
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.0"