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The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America

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The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America - Cnaan, Ram A, Dr., and Boddie, Stephanie C, and McGrew, Charlene C
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For many living in U.S. cities, social services come not from the government but from local churches. Based on the first census of congregations ever conducted in any American city, this book provides an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other organizations.

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The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America 2006, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9780812239492

Hardcover