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This is the second of two chapters that study mediating institutions in residential communities. Case studies from South London show that churchbased community centres can be important mediating institutions, and that religious buildings are essential to the relationship between religious organisations and residential communities. Foodbanks and religious drama are also shown to be significant mediating institutions. The chapter discusses the ways in which churches across Europe are relating to residential communities, and the factors that mean that some church-based housing associations continue to be mediating institutions whereas others cease to fulfil this function. The chapter concludes that congregational projects can be particularly important mediating institutions in residential communities.
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Torry, M. (2016). Some More Mediating Institutions in Residential Communities. In: Mediating Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94913-7_4
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