The American City and the Evangelical Church: A Historical Overview

by Harvie M. Conn

Book by Conn, Harvie M.

232 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1994

Reviews

[Mark McElreath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Conn is extremely thorough and well researched in this look at the expansion of the American city and its tussled relationship with the church. A vast amount of time is spent on how cities have grown and also what led to the expansion of suburbs. This is definitely an urban studies resource if researching in that field. He does include a number of churches and ministries and how they have ministered in transitional communities.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The evangelical Church and the American City, 1800s -1990s. Definitely feels out of date now, but very useful for understanding interaction between sociology, theology, movements, temperaments, etc. that shaped the evangelical church's relationship to the city.

[Chris Comis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really good stuff from the Conn man. This was both an historical and cultural overview of the Evangelical Church's relationship with the big bad City of Man. Plenty to think about here. Plenty to put into practice here, too.

[Nathan Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got better as it went along. Fun read. Would give it four stars if the data wasn't out of date.