Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Assessing the Public Policy Practices of African American Churches 9
6. 2. African American Churches, Affirmative Action, and the Campaign against the One Florida Plan 28
7. 3. The Role of African American Churches in Crafting the 1996 Welfare Reform Policy 51
8. 4. Contestant, Advocate, Implementer: Social Services and the Policy Roles of African American Churches 73
9. 5. Service Provider or Policymaker? Black Churches and the Health of African Americans 103
10. 6. African American Churches and Reproductive Health Rights 127
11. 7. African American Clergy and Urban School Reform 144
12. 8. End of a Miracle? Crime, Faith, and Partnership in Boston in the 1990s 171
13. 9. African American Churches and the Evolution of Antiapartheid Activism 193
14. Appendix A: Overview of National Sample for the 1999–2000 Black Churches and Politics Survey 217
15. Appendix B: Piaac Project Overview 219
16. Contributors 233
17. Index 235