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Thomas Edward Frank is University Professor Emeritus of historic preservation and American religious history at Wake Forest University. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and serves as editor of the Journal of Black Mountain College Studies published by the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.
""In a world that is racing to knock down the old and quickly build the new, this book is a much-needed pause."" Matt Miofsky, Lead Pastor, The Gathering ""Frank offers an urgent reminder of why religious congregations and their buildings matter as civic assets apart from their sectarian value - and what is at stake when our society loses them."" Tuomi Joshua Forrest, Executive Director, Historic Germantown ""Thomas Frank lays out the cause for how historic houses of worship serve as community anchors, symbols of neighborhood character, places of personal and collective memory, and sites of cultural identity."" Paul W. Edmondson, President & CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation ""In a world that is racing to knock down the old and quickly build the new, this book is a much-needed pause."" Matt Miofsky, Lead Pastor, The Gathering ""Frank offers an urgent reminder of why religious congregations and their buildings matter as civic assets apart from their sectarian value - and what is at stake when our society loses them."" Tuomi Joshua Forrest, Executive Director, Historic Germantown ""Thomas Frank lays out the cause for how historic houses of worship serve as community anchors, symbols of neighborhood character, places of personal and collective memory, and sites of cultural identity."" Paul W. Edmondson, President & CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation
