Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations

by Brad Christerson, Michael Emerson, and Korie Edwards

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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...

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  • ISBN10 0814772730
  • ISBN13 9780814772737
  • Publish Date 1 January 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 23 April 2014
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint New York University Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 208
  • Language English