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Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Part I: Introduction to the Field of Studying Congregations 1. ‘‘Here Is the Church, Here Is the Steeple’’: Defining and Measuring Religious Congregations 3 2. The Religious Landscape in Philadelphia 23 3. The Organizational Behavior of the Congregations in Our Study 38 Part II: Congregational Contribution to Quality of Life in Urban America 4. Informal Care by Congregations 63 5. Formal Care: Congregations as Social Service Agencies 76 6. Using Space for Good Use 104 Part III: Special Congregations and Subgroups 7. Black Congregations in the City of Brotherly Love 123 8. Latino Congregations in the Twenty-First Century 154 9. Women in Congregations and Social Service Provision 180 viii Contents Part IV: Area Organizations That Enhance the Congregational Social Service Capacity 10. Interfaith Coalitions: The Northwest Interfaith Movement 197 11. Using Congregational Capacity to Help the Homeless: The NPIHN 217 12. Using Congregational Volunteers: Amachi and REST Philly 235 Part V: Conclusions and Implications 13. The World of the Clergy: Contextual Necessities and Leadership Challenges 253 14. Policy Recommendations: What Have We Learned? 274 Appendix: Methods 293 Notes 297 References 301 Index 321 Acknowledgments 331 ...

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