Mark Mulder
- Dr. Mark Mulder
- Professor, Adjunct Professor, Congregational and Ministry Studies
- Sociology, Urban Studies, Congregational and Ministry Studies, Gender Studies
- Hiemenga Hall 449 (Map)
- (616) 526-6755
- mark.mulder@calvin.edu
Education
- BA Trinity Christian College
- MA University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- PhD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Academic interests
Teaching Interests
Diversity and inequality in the United States, urban sociology, sociology internship seminar, qualitative methods
Research Interests
Urban studies, religion, race, the concept of “place
Publications
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The Glass Church: Robert H. Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral, and the Strain of Megachurch Ministry
by Mark T. Mulder
Published: April 17, 2020
ISBN: 978-0813589053
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Shades of White Flight: Evangelical Congregations and Urban Departure
by Mark T. Mulder
Published: March 12, 2015
ISBN: 0813564824
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Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places
by Mark T. Mulder
Published: March 15, 2018
ISBN: 978-1- 937555-28- 3
eBook ISBN: 978-1- 937555-29- 0 -
Latino Protestants in America: Growing and Diverse
by Mark T. Mulder
Published: March 9, 2017
ISBN: 978-1442256545
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"Worshipping to Stay the Same: Avoiding the Local to Maintain Solidarity," in Christians and the Color Line: Race and Religion After Divided by Faith, J. Russel Hawkins and Phillip Luke Sintiere, eds. New York: Oxford University Press (2014).
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“The Role of the Congregation in Community Service: A Philanthropic Case Study” (with Kristen Napp, Zig Ingraffia, Neil Carlson, Khary Bridgewater, and Edwin Hernandez). The Foundation Review, Fall 2012.
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“Evangelical Church Polity and the Nuances of White Flight: A Case Study from the Roseland and Englewood Neighborhoods in Chicago. Journal of Urban History, January 2012.
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“Understanding Religion Takes Practice: Anti-Urban Bias, Geographical Habits, and Theological Influences,”(with James K.A. Smith) in Ecclesiology and Ethnography, Christian Scharen, ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman’s Publising Co. (2012)
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"Congregational Responses to Growing Urban Diversity in a White Ethnic Denomination." Social Problems56: 335-356. 2009. (with Kevin Dougherty)
Podcasts
- Mark Mulder on Urbanism, Congregations and White Flight," RePlacing Church podcast on churches, neighborhoods, race, and place.
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