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Against All Odds

The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations [Paperback]

by Brad Christerson, Michael Oluf Emerson, Korie Little Edwards

    • Author

      Brad Christerson

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      New York University Press

    • Published

      January 2005

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      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 and groups in such organizations? Following up on Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith's award-winning Divided by Faith, Against All Odds breaks new ground by exploring the beliefs, practices, and structures which allow integrated religious organizations to survive and thrive despite their difficulties. Based on six in-depth ethnographies of churches and other Christian organizations, this engaging work draws on numerous interviews, so that readers can hear first-hand the joys and frustrations which arise from actually experiencing racial integration. The book gives an inside, visceral sense of what it is like to be part of a multiracial religious organization as well as a theoretical understanding of these experiences.

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      • Author

        Brad Christerson

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        New York University Press

      • Published

        January 2005

      • Weight

        287g

      • Page Count

        224

      • Dimensions

        153 x 228 x 14 mm

      • ISBN

        9780814722244

      • ISBN-10

        0814722245

      • Eden Code

        1162543

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      • Author/Creator: Brad Christerson

      • ISBN: 9780814722244

      • Publisher: New York University Press

      • Release Date: January 2005

      • Weight: 287g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 14 mm

      • Eden Code: 1162543


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