Ecologies of Faith in New York City: The Evolution of Religious Institutions

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Ecologies of Faith in New York City 3 Polis Center series on religion and Urban CUltUre David J. Bodenhamer and Arthur E. Farnsley II, editors indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis Ecologies of Faith in New York City The Evolution of Religious Institutions edited by riChard Cimino, nadia a. mian, and Weishan hUang ForeWord by nanCy t. ammerman This book is a publication of indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 Usa iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2013 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ecologies of faith in New York City : the evolution of religious institutions / edited by Richard Cimino, Nadia A. Mian, and Weishan Huang ; foreword by Nancy T. Ammerman. p. cm. – (Polis Center series on religion and urban culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-253-00684-4 (cloth : alk. paper) – isbn 978-0-253-00690-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) – isbn 978-0-253-00694-3 e-book) 1. New York (N.Y.)–Religion. 2. Religions–Relations. I. Cimino, Richard P. II. Mian, Nadia A., [date] III. Huang, Weishan, [date] bl2527.n7e26 2013 200.9747’1–dc23 2012026047 1 2 3 4 5 18 17 16 15 14 13 For Lowell Livezey This page intentionally left blank ...