Michael Oluf Emerson: 3 books
Market Cities, People Cities
The Shape of Our Urban Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
An in-depth look at the urban environments of Houston and Copenhagen
How are modern cities changing, and what implications do those changes have for city inhabitants? What kinds of cities do people want to live in, and what cities do people want to create in the future? Michael Oluf Emerson...
Blacks and Whites in Christian America
How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
2012 Winner of the C. Calvin Smith Award presented by the Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc.
2014 Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Book Award presented by the American Sociological Association's Sociology of Religion Section
Conventional wisdom holds that Christians,...
Against All Odds
The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
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...