Churches, Cities, and Human Community: Urban Ministry in the United States, 1945-1985 [Paperback]

Clifford J. Green (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Leaders of ten denominations analyze the history of their churches' ministries in American cities since World War II and convey positive insights for future ministry work in metropolitan areas.

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Review

In Churches, Cities, And Human Community: Urban Ministry In The United States, 1945-1985, leaders of ten denominations analyze the history of their churches' ministry in American cities during the forty years since World War II in order to convey insights for future ministry work in metropolitan areas. The authors, who were all leading practitioners and theorists in their denominations during the heyday of postwar urban ministry, offer valuable eyewitness accounts of past urban ministry practices. Their essays provide important examples of ecumenical cooperation and reveal innovative urban ministry strategies that can inform churches approaches to cities in the future. The contributors are George D. Younger, Luther E. Smith Jr. , Robert Michel Franklin, Norman Faramelli, Edward Rodman, Anne Scheibner, Richard Luecke, George Todd, Frederick J. Perella Jr. , Donald R. Steinle, Loyde H. Hartley, Kinmoth W. Jefferson, William E. Ransde, and James M. Washington. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802842089
• ISBN-13: 978-0802842084
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)