Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations

by Michael O. Emerson, Brad Christerson, Korie L. Edwards

Book Overview

Religious institutions are among the most segregated organizations in American society. This segregation has long been a troubling issue among scholars and religious leaders alike.
Despite attempts to address this racial divide, integrated churches are very difficult to maintain over time. Why is this so? How can organizations incorporate separate racial, ethnic, and cultural groups? Should they? And what are the costs and rewards for people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814722245
• ISBN13: 9780814722244
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"