Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy

Dry Bones Rattling offers the first in-depth treatment of how to rebuild the social capital of America's communities while promoting racially inclusive, democratic participation. The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) network in Texas and the Southwest is gaining national attention as a model for reviving democratic life in the inner city—and beyond. This richly drawn study shows how the IAF network works with religious congregations and other community-based institutions to cultivate the pa...