The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Cities (Routledge Handbooks in Religion)

Like an ecosystem, cities develop, change, thrive, adapt, expand, and contract through the interaction of myriad components. Religion is one of those living parts, shaping and being shaped by urban contexts. __The__ __Routledge Handbook of Religion and Cities__ is an outstanding interdisciplinary reference source to the key topics, problems, and methodologies of this cutting-edge subject. Representing a diverse array of cities and religions, the common analytical approach is ecological and spatial. It is the first collection of its kind and reflects state-of-the-art research focusing on the interaction of religions and their urban contexts. Comprising 29 chapters, by a team of international contributors, the __Handbook__ is divided into three parts: * Research methodologies * Religious frameworks and ideologies in urban contexts * Contemporary issues in religion and cities Within these sections, emerging research and analysis of current dynamics of urban religions are examined, including: housing, economics, and gentrification; sacred ritual and public space; immigration and the refugee crisis; political conflicts and social change; ethnic and religious diversity; urban policy and religion; racial justice; architecture and the built environment; religious art and symbology; religion and urban violence; technology and smart cities; the challenge of climate change for global cities; and religious meaning-making of the city. __The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Cities__ is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and urban studies. The __Handbook__ will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as sociology, history, architecture, urban planning, theology, social work, and cultural studies. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of contributors Foreword Chapter 1 Introduction The history of religion and cities Sacred space/urban place The ecological model Theorizing religion and cities Structure of this Handbook Notes Part I Research methodologies Chapter 2 Studying religion and cities: Emergent meanings and methodologies Religion and Cities as a field Emerging research methodologies in the study of religion and cities Notes Bibliography Chapter 3 Ethnographic approaches: Contextual religious cosmopolitanisms in Mumbai Introduction From “Bom ba(h)ía” to Bombay to Mumbai In the field in the city: stages of research Cosmopolitanism in Mumbai Two case studies Concluding remarks Notes Bibliography Chapter 4 Eyes upon the street: Visual social scientific approaches to religion and the city Introduction Visual social science Case study: Spatial semiotics58 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 5 Architectural analysis: Approaching the study of religion and cities through the built environment Introduction Approach 1: Analyzing religious buildings as parts or wholes Approach 2: Examining spatial relationships Approach 3: Uncovering religious values and sacred principles for the built environment Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 6 Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Mapping jhandis in Little Guyana Introduction More than a flag Mapping jhandis Reflections on mapping jhandis Notes Bibliography Chapter 7 Infrastructure between anthropology, geography, and religious studies Methodological considerations Between enchantment and zoning: Roads and religion Infrastructure, religion, and cities: Moving forward Notes Bibliography Part II Religious frameworks and ideologies in urban contexts Chapter 8 Religion, culture, and urban space: Chicago and American religious history beyond 1893 The Portage: A fragment in space and time The “Daemon” of innovation: Speculation, migration, and the urban Rings, loops, and grand courts: Sociology, migration, and religion on display Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 9 Faith in the suburbs: Evangelical Christian books about suburban life Introduction Evangelicals in the American suburbs Key themes of the texts Missing aspects of suburban life Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 10 Who defines the religious narrative for justice?: The old guard meets the avant-garde in Nashville—the “it” city The old guard The avant-garde The lives The movement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 11 A feminist theo-ethic of justice-seeking-love for smart urbanites Feminist theological ethics for smart urbanism Public–private partnerships (P3s) for smart urbanism Private corporations for the public good? Google’s wrongdoings as sin and evil Sidewalk's “Toronto Tomorrow” plan Resisting Sidewalk by naming ideological underpinnings Feminist theological anthropologies for smart urbanism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 12 (Irish) neoliberalism’s ruins: Ghost and vacant properties as signposts of idolatry Introduction: Bubble, burst, then repeat The ruins of the Celtic Tiger How theological reflection might function amid ruins Ruins: What idolatry leaves behind Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 13 Religious buildings and ideological conflicts: Broken religious sites and unbroken spatial attachments in Jos North, Nigeria Introduction History of Jos’ urban growth History of religious buildings in Jos North Conflict and religious buildings Broken religious sites and unbroken spatial attachments Ideological buffers, hope, and historical monuments Spatial powers of ruined religious sites Conclusion: Anxieties, sentiments, and hope Notes Bibliography Chapter 14 The ephemeral city: Indonesian piety on the move Greeting the forest Building the city Governing the city Commercial beginnings Transnational identity Toward a reorientation of religion and the city Notes Bibliography Chapter 15 Religious space in public art: The New Negro and the New Deal in Harlem Introduction The New Deal: Locating “the people” within the national cosmos The New Negro movement: Placing black Americans in a black history The New Negro and the New Deal: A tensive synthesis Public art, religious space Notes Bibliography Chapter 16 The intersection of immigration, social conflict, and art: Dance and identity in “East” Haifa “The Wedding” “What the Shoulders Remember” “BUG” Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 17 A liberation narrative of religious presence amid the protests: Hong Kong theology Introduction Lessons of the Umbrella Movement in 2014 The role of Christianity in the Anti-Extradition Bill Protests of 2019 Discussion and conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Part III Contemporary issues in religion and cities Chapter 18 Religious agency in the dynamics of gentrification: Moving in, moving out, and staying put in Philadelphia Urban gentry Moving in Moving out Staying put Notes Bibliography Chapter 19 Urban historic sacred places in transition: Partners for sacred places Previous inquiries: 1998–2016 Sacred places in transition: Learnings gleaned from Philadelphia’s Historic Sacred Places and Partners’ field experience Lancaster, PA: A small city comparison A broken legacy of building transitions revisited Envisioning alternative outcomes—What makes for healthy transitions? Notes Bibliography Chapter 20 Praying with our feet: Interfaith rituals of disruption and sanctification in the public square Shared approaches to ritual and symbolic action “Praying with our feet” Communicating messages of violation and opportunity POWER: Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence Creating a culture of “holy envy” Interfaith prayer—A peculiar and radical act The complex symbolism of clerical vestments The symbolic significance of space Rituals of disruption and sanctification Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 21 Community organizing and congregational agency in shaping city life Notes Bibliography Chapter 22 Discourse of faith and power: Turnaround Tuesday, a case study in Baltimore Employment and related challenges in Baltimore City TAT’s community organizing origins Insights from interviews and participants’ living environments Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 23 Confederate monuments and the art of the Uprising: A hauntology of Baltimore Contextualizing Specters of Marx Lessons from Specters Monuments The art of the Uprising Conclusion: Mourning, organizing, and the Ancestors Notes Bibliography Chapter 24 Protestant urban ministry and the “homosexual ghetto” in the 1960s Religious and queer urban topographies Glide Church and the Tenderloin The Council on Religion and the Homosexual From the Tenderloin to a national movement Opening denominational debate Conclusion Notes Chapter 25 Newcomers, residents, and the dynamics of conflict: Church, immigration, and the development of the city in Sweden Immigration in Sweden and Stockholm—A background The ideological view of, and debate about, immigration in Sweden until 2015 The situation in 2015 Two voices about what was done Goda grannar The parish of Västerled Reactions to the events of 2015—A changing story A story for creating a “we”—The basis for developing a functional society Goda grannar—After the acute phase in 2015 The parish of Västerled—After the acute phase in 2015 A religious contribution to the city—Building a story of trust Notes Bibliography Chapter 26 The Rohingya refugee crisis: Religious identity as a source of expulsion, hospitality, and solidarity Introduction Concept, objectives, and study methods History of persecutions Religiosity in Cox’s Bazar Changing landscape in Cox’s Bazar Changing relationship Survival and integration in Chittagong Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 27 Super-diversity inside and outside of congregations in Elmhurst, Queens Micro-communities in the meta-neighborhood Religious ecology and super-diversity The geography of religion in Elmhurst Different diversities in Elmhurst Managing super-diversity in the religious ecology Super-diversity and civic life Epilogue Notes Bibliography Chapter 28 Religion and violence in the urban context Violence: Personal, structural, cultural What produces violence? Violence is a public health problem, not a policing problem Chicago and violence What resources do religious people, ideas, and institutions bring to this problem? Where can we see the impact of religion in Chicago’s violence-prone areas? Can religion likewise be used for violent ends? An unnamed solution to violent conflict: Peace and nonviolence Summary and conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter 29 Cities and the challenge of climate change: Imagining “Good Cities” in a time of dystopia Time is a “frenemy” The need for a kairotic public theology A global research agenda The advent of “extreme cities” One such city ... A tale of two cities Faith in the cities Notes Bibliography Index "Like an ecosystem, cities develop, change, thrive, adapt, expand and contract through the interaction of myriad components. Religion is one of those living parts, shaping and being shaped by urban contexts. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Cities is an outstanding interdisciplinary reference source to the key topics, problems and methodologies in this cutting-edge subject. Representing a wide diversity of cities and religions, the common analytical approach is ecological and spatial. It is the first collection of its kind and reflects the state-of-the-art in research focusing on the interaction of religions and their urban contexts. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Cities is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and urban studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as sociology, history, architecture, urban planning, theology, social work and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher Like an ecosystem, cities develop, change, thrive and adapt through the interaction of myriad components. Religion is one of those living parts, shaping and being shaped by urban contexts. 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