Category: PA & Philadelphia Region

Cnaan and the Role of Congregations

If you’re interested in roles that faith-based organizations play in Philadelphia communities, hear Ram A. Cnaan discuss his research on The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of… READ MORE

Camden at Another Crossroads

Four years after the New Jersey State Legislature voted to spend $175 million to help revitalize Camden, a series of resignations has placed the troubled riverfront town at another crossroads,… READ MORE

Old Roles in New Books

Cooking for Your Man, Cooking for Mr. Right, and Saucepans & the Single Girl sound like titles you might find at a used book table of a flea market. Yet… READ MORE

Don’t Mess with the Titles

Philadelphia Inquirer critic Carlin Romano praises the book Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past by Steven Conn. "Incisive, quirky, wry and boosterish without pulling appropriate punches, Metropolitan… READ MORE