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

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Urban Churches in the Progressive Era -- Municipal Government Expansion -- Churches Confront the Industrial Age -- Formation of the Detroit Council of Churches -- Formation of the New York City Church Federation -- New York and Detroit Catholicism in the Reform Age -- Archdiocesan Caution in a Threatening Atmosphere -- Early Evolutionary Changes -- Conclusion -- Churches, Government, and the Great Depression -- The Depression in National Perspective -- The Great Depression in New York and Detroit -- Catholic Responses to the Great Depression -- New York -- Brooklyn -- Detroit -- Protestant Responses -- New York -- Protestantism's Social Welfare Impasse -- Detroit -- Pattern Persistence through Time -- Conclusion -- Churches, Civil Rights, and the Great Society -- Changes in Local Political Scenes -- New York -- Detroit -- Detroit Protestant Churches in the Civil Rights Era -- The Civil Rights Era and New York Protestantism -- Civil Rights and Threats to PC Internal Cohesion -- Civil Rights, the Great Society, and Catholicism -- Vatican II, Civil Rights, and Expanded U.S. Programs -- Archdiocesan Policies: New York -- Archdiocesan Policies: Detroit -- New York Protestantism and Appointments to City Offices -- Background -- Impediments to Influence -- Data Requirements -- Dilemmas -- Differing Approaches -- The Civic-Educational Approach -- The Moderate-Activist Approach -- The Militant-Activist Approach -- Growth of Race Consciousness -- Drawing a Sharp Line -- Some Political Realities -- Experience with Moderate Activism -- Experience with Militancy -- Conclusion -- Urban-Related National Developments -- The Malaise of Councils of Churches -- New York -- Detroit -- Archdioceses and Inner Cities Transformed -- Detroit.

Conclusion -- The Urban Church in a Conservative Political Era -- The Demographic Element -- Urban-Related National Developments -- The Malaise of Councils of Churches -- New York -- Detroit -- Archdioceses and Inner Cities Transformed -- Detroit -- Conclusion -- The Black Church in a Post-Church Federation Era -- Black Nationalism, Black Churches, and Politics in Detroit -- Hidden in Plain Sight: Black Nationalism and the Council of Black Baptist Pastors -- Rev. Charles Hill, Coleman Young, and the Politics of Self-Determination -- Coleman Young's 1973 Election Campaign -- The Black Church and Coleman Young's Later Years -- Council of Black Pastors (CBP) Organization and Structure -- New York: Churches and the Black Quest for Political Acceptance -- The Jesse Jackson Candidacy -- Churches Feel the Effect -- Citywide Interfaith Alliance -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Disturbances -- Regime Differences -- Government as Source of Validation and Legitimation -- Catholic-Protestant Disparities -- Political Appointments Campaigns -- Black Ministers' Conferences -- Churches' Urban Political Influence -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backcover.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.