Steeples and Stacks

Religion and Steel Crisis in Youngstown, Ohio

Thomas G. Fuechtmann (University of Chicago)

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English

Cambridge University Press
12 February 2009

Religion: general; Christian social thought & activity; Iron, steel & metals industries

Series: Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life

Steeples and Stacks is a study of the religion-based community group that formed in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1977 in response to the proposed shutdown of a portion of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube's steelworks. The closing was one of the most dramatic of the plant closings that have come to symbolise American deindustrialisation. Church leaders and steelworkers joined together in Youngstown to form a powerful ecumenical political coalition, establishing links with Washington lobbyists and proposing eventually to buy the plant and run it as a community industry. Though the proposal ultimately failed, the story of the coalition provides an illuminating view of the growing interaction between religious and public affairs in American life. The book also provides an original analysis of the dynamics of intergovernmental, corporate and community relations at the local level. The author, who became involved in the coalition as a participant-observer, focuses on the pivotal role of religious leaders that distinguished the Youngstown case from so many other plant closings across the nation.

By: Thomas G. Fuechtmann (University of Chicago)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780521101264
ISBN 10: 0521101263
Series: Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 February 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Steeples and Stacks: Religion and Steel Crisis in Youngstown, Ohio

"""Fuechtmann's book is a well-researched and very useful case study of an unusual response to what has become, more and more, a common problem in the industrial United States."" Paul F. Clark, The Journal of American History"