" Shades of White Flight is a fascinating book on race, religion, and urbanization that provides key insights on how a uniquely American brand of evangelicalism unintentionally contributed to 'white flight' in Chicago." ? Gerardo Martí, author of Worship across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation "A highly readable, tightly argued, and compelling book." ? Marginalia Review of Books " Shades of White Flight serves as an excellent entry into this new and promising field of research." ? Review of Religious Research "A profound work. Mark Mulder, an astute observer of urban life and rising star in the field, opens our eyes to the role of religion in today?s intense segregation patterns and neighborhood disinvestment. I could not put this book down." ? Michael O. Emerson, Allyn & Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, Rice University "Mulder's study is an important effort that shows how congregational polity can have long-term neighborhood implications.

Highly recommended ." ? Choice "This micro-history brings attention to the need to consider the role of religious institutions in shaping attitudes about place, and therefore how they contribute to the shape of urban spaces in America." ? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion "A sobering wake-up call for American evangelicals to see how their faith played a hand in creating ghettos and oppressing others. Shades of White Flight is simply a must-read for those researching and working on the front lines of addressing racial inequality." ? Sociology of Religion "Scholars of urban sociology, urban history, and religious institutions will find this book appealing as it sheds light on how evangelical Protestant denominations responded to urban demographic change. The book highlights the complicated role such churches play in urban neighborhoods." ? Journal of Urban Affairs "[Mulder's] s categories of polity, precedence, and place will prove useful guideposts to those wishing to undertake this task. The book should also serve as a cautionary tale for white evangelicals as they continue to make decisions about the location and relocation of their congregations.

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