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

by Annis Pratt and Henry J. Pratt

Beginning in the 1890s, the social gospel movement and its secular counterpart, the Progressive movement, set the stage for powerful church and city governance connections. What followed during the next 100 years was the emergence of religious bodies as an important instrument for influencing City Hall on moral and social issues. Churches and Urban Government compares the governing styles of Detroit and New York City from 1895 to 1994 and looks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331726
• ISBN13: 9780814331729
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"