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Prelude to Struggle
African American Clergy and Community Organizing for Economic Development in the 1990's
Prelude to Struggle
African American Clergy and Community Organizing for Economic Development in the 1990's
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In Prelude to Struggle, Katie Day analyzes the findings of a three-year study of the African American churches in North Philadelphia, the most impoverished section of the city. All of these congregations were engaged in significant community economic development projects, yet pursued their common goals through two distinct strategic approaches. Five of the churches joined a citywide community organizing coalition while the others stayed within the traditional entrepreneurial paradigm. Day argues that whether an urban African American congregation utilizes the more grassroots, confrontational tactics and structural change orientation of community organizing, or relies on the traditional model of the entrepreneurial pastor, the choice of strategy is not related to either congregational factors or pastoral leadership considered in isolation.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Research Methodology
Chapter 4 Results from the Congregational Questionnaire
Chapter 5 Leading the Flock: The Role of the Pastors in Social Change
Chapter 6 "The Extension of Our Dreams"
Chapter 7 "A Place to Let My Light Shine"
Chapter 8 Conclusion
Chapter 9 Appendix: Survey
Chapter 10 References
Chapter 11 Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 01 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9780761821540 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 224 x 146 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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