The Spiritual Traveler: New York City : The Guide to Sacred Spaces and Peaceful Places

by Bergman, Edward F.

• ISBN13: 9781587680038
• ISBN10: 1587680033
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Paulist Pr

Summary

A guide to sacred sites and sacred spaces in New York City, written from a multi-faith and multicultural point of view.

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader	xiii
Introduction: The Story of Spiritual Life in New York City	1	(46)
The History of Spiritual Life in New York City	2	(18)
Brief Histories of a Few Faith Groups in New York	20	(24)
The Census of the Faiths Changes with the City's Population	44	(3)
What to Look for in New York's Houses of Worship	47	(32)
Architectural Elements	48	(14)
Synagogues	62	(3)
Mosques	65	(2)
Hindu Temples	67	(1)
Sikh Temples	67	(1)
Buddhist Temples	68	(1)
Church Interiors	69	(6)
Stained Glass	75	(3)
Visiting a House of Worship	78	(1)
Downtown: From the Tip of Manhattan Island to Houston Street	79	(42)
From the Battery Up along the West Side	80	(19)
The Lower East Side	99	(22)
The East Side: From Houston Street to East 59th Street	121	(40)
Houston Street to East 23rd Street	122	(19)
East 24th Street to East 42nd Street	141	(8)
East 43rd Street to East 59th Street	149	(12)
The West Side: From Houston Street to West 59th Street	161	(36)
Greenwich Village	162	(13)
West 14th Street to West 42nd Street	175	(13)
West 43rd Street to West 59th Street	188	(9)
The Upper East Side: From East 59th Street to East 110th Street	197	(36)
The East 60s	198	(9)
The East 70s	207	(6)
The East 80s	213	(11)
The East 90s to East 110th Street	224	(6)
Upper East Side Ethnic Churches	230	(3)
The Upper West Side: From West 59th Street to West 110th Street	233	(28)
Central Park	234	(2)
The West 60s	236	(9)
The West 70s	245	(7)
The West 80s	252	(3)
West 90th Street to West 110th Street	255	(6)
Harlem and the Heights	261	(38)
Central and East Harlem	261	(19)
Morningside, Washington, and Hamilton Heights and Inwood	280	(19)
The Four Outer Boroughs	299	(44)
Brooklyn	300	(20)
Queens	320	(7)
The Bronx	327	(10)
Staten Island	337	(6)
Glossary	343	(6)
Additional Reading	349	(4)
Web sites	353	(4)
Acknowledgments	357	(2)
Indices	359	(18)
Credits	377	(2)
About the New York Landmarks Conservancy	379