Mediating Institutions: Creating Relationships between Religion and an Urban World - 9781349949120

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.

• | Author: Malcolm Torry
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 307 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Business & Economics
• | ISBN-10: 1349949124
• | ISBN-13: 9781349949120