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The Religious Dimensions of Shared Spaces

When and How Religion Matters in Space-Sharing Arrangements
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Space sharing by groups and organizations is widespread in the United States, from commercial partnerships, to government and private sector joint use agreements, to the use of public facilities and commons, and more. Drawing upon a variety of historical examples and contemporary cases, The Religious Dimensions of Shared Spaces offers a focused and systematic analysis of space sharing involving religious groups or organizations. All space-sharing arrangements are similar in most respects, so what difference does it make when religious groups or organizations are involved? How do they invest meaning in the spaces they use and share, including "sacred space"? When and why do they enter into space-sharing arrangements with other parties, religious and/or secular? How do religious space sharers structure and maintain their arrangements, including handling tensions that arise? What can secular space sharers learn from their religious counterparts, and vice versa? The book also teases out when religion does not matter in space sharing, even when religious groups or organizations are involved. Case studies include internal congregational groups that negotiate the use of shared facilities, arrangements between congregations and external groups or organizations, multifaith partnerships, and shared spaces in secular venues.
Paul D. Numrich is professor in the Snowden Chair for the Study of Religion and Interreligious Relations, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, professor of World Religions and Interreligious Relations, Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, and visiting scholar, McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion, Department of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago.
List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Space Sharing Part One: The Space-Sharing Phenomenon Chapter One: Extent and Reasons Chapter Two: Theoretical Framework and Research Methods Part Two: Space-Sharing Cases Chapter Three: Congregational Proprietors Chapter Four: Other Religious Proprietors Chapter Five: Secular Proprietors Part Three: Understanding Space Sharing Chapter Six: The Religion Factor Chapter Seven: Space-Sharing Takeaways Appendices Bibliography Index About the Author
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