God in Gotham : the miracle of religion in modern Manhattan / Jon Butler.

Author/creator Butler, Jon, 1940- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date©2020
Description308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
God.
New York (N.Y.)--Religion.
New York (N.Y.)--Religious life and customs.

Contents Introduction: Are you there, God? -- Spiritual terror and sacred awe in the capital of American secularism -- Organizing God -- Sacralizing the urban landscape -- Modernizing God in Jim Crow Manhattan -- God's urban hothouse -- Conclusion: Moving out, moving on.
Abstract "Perhaps nothing has ever been so frightening to people of faith as "the modern." Pluralistic and rationalizing, modernity would seem the antithesis of traditional religious practice. But as historian Jon Butler shows, even Manhattan, the supposed capital of American secularism, has consistently proven a place steeped in devotion"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2020002231
ISBN9780674045682 hardcover
ISBN0674045688 hardcover

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BL2527 .N7 B88 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold