Conceptualizing Religious Action in Uptown Cincinnati

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Conceptualizing Religious Action in Uptown
Cincinnati

• Amanda Huber

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Study Plan 2008-2009
ISH (Institute for the Study of Health)
Thesis
CRCHS (Cincinnati Religious Congregations and
Health Study)
Niehoff Urban Studio
Community Development Study
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Study Plan 2008-2009

• Phase I Findings
• More spiritual after
• diagnosis
• Felt alienated by
• religious organizations

ISH (Institute for the Study of Health)

Thesis
CRCHS (Cincinnati Religious Congregations and
Health Study)

• Phase II Clergy Interviews
• Beliefs, attitudes, and
• values of clergy in
• relation to HIV/AIDS
• Level of involvement
• by congregations

Niehoff Urban Studio
Community Development Study
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Study Plan 2008-2009
ISH (Institute for the Study of Health)
Thesis

• Religious Healing
• How do clergy
• understand religious
• healing?
• How do clergy
• understand healing
• in light of HIV/AIDS?
• (e.g. change in
• behavior, emotional
• healing, physical
• healing)

CRCHS (Cincinnati Religious Congregations and
Health Study)
Niehoff Urban Studio
Community Development Study
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Study Plan 2008-2009
ISH (Institute for the Study of Health)

• What is the relation-ship of religious ideas to
  social action?
• How does religiosity set religious organizations
  apart from non-religious collective actors?
• How do social action initiatives develop within
  congregations?
• How do we analyze religious leaders as
  development actors in Uptown?

Thesis
CRCHS (Cincinnati Religious Congregations and
Health Study)
Niehoff Urban Studio
Community Development Study