Mediating Institutions: Creating Relationships between Religion and an Urban World
Palgrave Macmillan | Business & Management | August 7, 2016 | ISBN-10: 1349949124 | 290 pages | pdf | 4.06 mb
Authors: Torry, Malcolm
Presents the first evidence-based study of mediating institutions
Draws upon the author's extensive experience
Asserts the importance of mediating institutions to society

This original book studies a wide variety of mediating institutions, both organizational and non-organizational, in workplaces, residential areas, and in wider society. Focusing upon institutions in the Thames Gateway and with case studies across south-east London, Europe and the USA, Meditating Institutions highlights the importance of understanding, creating and maintaining these organizations that facilitate relationships between religious institutions and others within society. Discussing their structures and activities, the author asserts that good relationships between religious institutions and other groups in our society are essential for a cohesive and peaceful society.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
2 b/w illustrations
Topics
Organization
Sociology of Religion

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