David Burton's Neighboring Resources and Literature List
I often get asked about my favorite books or articles on neighboring. Since 2019, this has been the primary subject of my academic and leisure reading. The first book I read on this subject was "The Art of Neighboring" by Dave Runyon and Jay Pathak.
I have marked my personal favorites in bold on this long list of resources. You will also find some fictional listings (marked) that teach good lessons about neighbors. There is much to be learned on this subject and when anyone is talking or writing about the value of neighboring we all benefit. - David Burton
Aaron Smith, “Neighbors Online,” Pew Research
Center, June 9, 2010.
Abide Ohama. Neighbor Improvement effort in Ohama,
Nebraska. https://www.abideomaha.org/programs
Allen, Jennie. Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World. WaterBook. 2023.
Angulo, R., &; Crowell, D. (2018). Kindness &
salt: Recipes for the care and feeding of your friends and neighbors. New York,
NY: Grand Central Life and Style.
Applegate, Katherine. Wishtree. Macmillian Publishing Group, LLL. 2017. (FICTION)
Backman, Fredrik. “A Man Named Ove.” London:
Sceptre, 2015.
Baker, Billy. We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making
Friends. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Bakke, Robert. A Theology as Big as the City. IVP Academic. 1997.
Barna Group. (2020). Better together: how Christians can
be a welcome influence in their neighborhoods. Online resources at https://www.lhm.org/together/
Bethune, Brian. “The End of Neighbors: How Our
Increasingly Closed-off Lives Are Poisoning Our Politics and Endangering Our
Health,” Maclean’s, August 8, 2014.
Bearman, Peter. Doormen. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2005.
Behr, G. and R. Rydzewski, When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids (New York: Hachette Go, 2021)
Berry, W. (2001). Jayber Crow. Thorndike Press. (FICTION)
Bexley, Ohio, Block Party Activity Kit. http://www.bexley.org/bpak
Bishop, Bill. The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of
Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart (New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).
Block, Peter. Community: The Structure of Belonging.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018.
Briggs, Alan. Staying Is the New Going: Choosing to
Love Where God Places You. The Navigators, 2016.
Broekhuis, Kendra. Here Goes Nothing: An
Introvert’s Reckless Attempt to Love Her Neighbor. Thomas Nelson. 2017.
Brooks, Jonathan. (2018). Church forsaken: Practicing presence
in neglected neighborhoods. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books.
Brooks, Arthur C. "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt." Broadside Books. 2019.
Brooks, David. “The Neighborhood Is the Unit of Change.”
New York Times: 2018.
Chetty, Ray (with Nathaniel Hendren). The Effects of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility II: County Level Estimates, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(3): 1163-1228, 2018.
Chetty, Ray, "The Opportunity Atlas," https://www.opportunityatlas.org.
Chon, Kaye (Kye-Sung). "Welcome to Hospitality: An Introduction." Cengage Learning. 2009.
Christakis, Nicholas and James Fowler. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Bay Back Books. 2009.
Christian, Smith and Hilary Davidson, The Paradox of
Generosity: Giving We Receive, Grasping We Lose (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014).
City of Cupertino, California. Digital binder for
neighboring and block parties. https://www.cupertino.org/residents/community-services-programs/neighborhood-block-leader/block-leader-resources/block-leader-binder
Community Innovation and Action Center. University of
Missouri - St. Louis. https://ciac.umsl.edu/
Collier, Dave and Jen Collier, Of Roots and Branches: A Field Guide for Practicing Hospitality. Amazon. 2024.
Conley, Dalton. Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, BlackBerry Moms, and Economic Anxiety. New York: Vintage. 2010.
Cook, T., & Everts, D. (2020). The hopeful
neighborhood field guide: six sessions on pursuing the common good right where
you live. InterVarsity Press.
Coontz, Stephanie. The Way We Never Were: American
Families and the Nostalgia Trap. Basic Books, a Member of the Perseus Book
Group, 2016.
Cory, Lynn. The Kairos Adventure: Neighboring in God's Timing. NavPress. 2020.
Cory, Lynn. Neighborhood Initiative and the Love of God. NavPress. 2013
David J O'Brien, E.W. Hassinger, L Dershem. Community
Attachment and Depression Among Residents in Two Rural Midwestern Communities,
Rural Sociology, 1994
David J O'Brien, S Ayidiya. Neighborhood community and
life satisfaction. Community Development, 1991.
David J O'Brien, E.W. Hassinger. Community Attachment
Among Leaders in Five Rural Communities. Rural Sociology, 1992.
David J O'Brien. Neighborhood organization and
interest-group processes. Princeton University Press. 2015
Davis, Leslie, and Kim Parker. “A Half-Century after
'Mister Rogers' Debut, 5 Facts about Neighbors in the U.S.” Pew Research
Center, 18 Aug. 2020, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/15/facts-about-neighbors-in-u-s
Davis, Pete. "Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing." Simon & Schuster. 2021.
DeTillis, Tim. Good Neighbors Make Great Neighborhoods.
Tim DeTillis. 2019.
De Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy in America. 1839
reprint University of Chicago Press, 2000.
DeYoung, Kevin. Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book
about a (Really) Big Problem. Crossway Press. 2013.
Diers, Jim. Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way. University of Washington Press, 2004.
Docusen, David. Neighborliness: Love Like Jesus. Cross Dividing Lines. Transform Your Community. Thomas Nelson, 2022.
Doswald, Alan. “Pray and Do the Next Thing...: Following the Lord to Change Lives & Communities.” CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017.
Downs, Tim. Finding Common Ground: How
to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community While We Still Can.
Moody Publishers. 1999.
Duany, Andres, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck. Suburban Nation. New York: North Point Press. 2000.
Duncan, Duston. Neighborhoods and Health. 2nd Edition Oxford University Press. 2018.
D’Vera, Cohn and Rich Morin, “Who
Moves? Who Stays Put? Where’s Home?” Pew Research Center, December 17,
2008. https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/12/17/who-moves-who-stays-put-wheres-home/
Dunkelman, Marc J., The
Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community. W.
W. Norton & Company, 2014. Print.
Edmonton
Block Party Kit, http://www.Edmonton.ca/for_residents/Block-Party-Guide.PDF
Edwards,
G., & Sikoryak, R. (2019). Kindness and wonder: Why Mister Rogers
matters now more than ever. New York, NY: Dey St., an imprint of William
Morrow.
Ehman, Karen. “Reach Out, Gather In: 40 Days to Opening Your Heart and Home. Bethany House Publishers, 2020.
Elazar,
D. J. (1984). Cities of the prairie: The metropolitan frontier and American
politics. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Everts,
D. (2020). The hopeful neighborhood: what happens when Christians pursue the
common good. InterVarsity Press.
Everts, Don (2022) Discover Your Gifts: Celebrating How God Made You and Everyone You Know. InterVarsity Press.
Farley, Thomas P. Modern Manners: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Social Graces. Hearst. 2005.
Feldman, Natasha. The Dinner Party Project: A No-Stress Guide to Food with Friends. Harvest. 2023.
Ferguson, Dave and Jon Ferguson. B.L.E.S.S.: 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World. Salem Books. 2021. https://www.bless-book.org/
Fikkert, Brian and Kelly M. Kapic. Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream. eChristian. 2019.
Florida, R. (2009). Who's your city?: How the creative
economy is making the place where you live the most important decision of your
life. New York: Basic books.
Frazee, Randy. “Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships.” Zondervan; First Edition, 2003.
Frazee, Randy. “The Connecting Church 2.0: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community.” Zondervan; First Edition, 2013.
Fischer, Claude. (1982) To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City. University of Chicago Press.
Fischer, Robert. Let the People Decide: Neighborhood Organizing in America (New York: Twayne, 1994).
Fowler, Thomas. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do. Simon and Schuster. 2011.
Fowler , Therese Anne. A Good Neighborhood. St. Martin Press. 2021. (FICTION)
Franco, Marisa. Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--Friends. G.P. Putman and Sons. 2022.
Funder, Dr. John. Neighborhood Mapping: How to Make Your Church Invaluable to the Community. Moody Publishers. 2014.
Gallagher, Leigh. The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving. Portfolio/Penguin, 2014.
Galster, George. Making Our Neighborhood, Making Ourselves. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987).
Galster, George. Homeowners and Neighborhood Reinvestment (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1987).
. Outliers: The Story of Success. New
York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2008.
Gladwell, Malcolm. Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Little, Brown and Company: 2000.
Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point Revisited. Little, Brown and Company: 2024.
Grant, J., and
Schipper, B. (2019). Maybe I can love my neighbor too. Minneapolis, MN:
Beaming Books.
Goff, Bob. Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People. Thomas Nelson. 2018.
Goldsmith, Stephen. Putting Faith in Neighborhoods:
Making Cities Work through Grassroots Citizenship. Hudson Institute, 2002.
Good Neighbor Research - State Farm.
newsroom.statefarm.com/download/231257/sfneighborsurveyresearchreport.pdf. 2015
Granovetter, Mark. "The Strength of Weak Ties." Stanford Press. 1974.
Greenfield, Craig. “An Introvert’s Guide to Connecting with Neighbors (5 Open Doors). Blog. https://www.craiggreenfield.com/blog/2015/9/22/5opendoors
Gretchen,
Anderson. “Loneliness Among Older Adults: A National Survey of Adults 45+,”
September 2010. www.aarp.org
Griffiths, D., & Clemmer, K. "13 ways to
kill your community." Edmonton, Alberta: 13 Ways. 2016.
Hales, Ashley. "Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much." IVP. 2018.
Hardwood, Richard C. "Civic Virus: Why Polarization is a Misdiagnosis." Kettering Foundation. 2021.
Hardwood, Richard C. "The Ripple Effect: How Change Spreads in Communities." Kettering Foundation, 2015.
Hardwood, Richard C. "Unleashed: A Proven Way Communities Can Spread Change and Make Hope Real for All." Kettering Foundation. 2023.
Halpern, David. Social Capital. Polity, 2014.
Hale, Martha. A Gracious Neighbor. Little A. 2022. (FICTION)
Hayes, Walker and Craig Cooper. Glad You're Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread and Fences. Moody Publishers. 2022.
Halton, Carissa. "Little Yellow House: Finding Community in A Changing Neighbourhood." The University of Alberta Press. 2023.
Hertz, Noreena. The Lonely Century: How to Restore
Human Connection in a World that's Pulling Apart. Currency. 2021.
Hirsch, Alan, and Lance Ford. Right Here, Right Now
Everyday Mission for Everyday People. Baker Books, 2011.
Hjalmarson, Leonard. (2015) “No Home Like Place: A Christian Theology of Place.” Urban Loft Publishers; 2nd Edition.
“Holding Ground,”
a video by New Day Films, http://www.newday.com
Holmquist, Annie. “The Neighborhood Stands Between Us and
Totalitarianism.” Accessed on https://www.intellectualtakeout.org. Jan. 11,
2021.
Holt, Simon Carey. (2007) God next Door: Spirituality &
Mission in the Neighborhood. Acorn Press.
Hopeful Neighborhood Project. https://www.hopefulneighborhood.org/
Horowitz, A. (2013). On looking: Eleven walks with expert eyes. New York: Scribner.
It's A Beautiful Day In The Neightborhood, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2019. https://tinyurl.com/Tom-Hanks-Mr-Rogers
Jackson, Kenneth
T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New
York: Oxford University Press. 1985.
Jacobs, J., &
Epstein, J. (2011). The Death and Life of Great American Cities. (New
York, Random House, 1961).
Jacobsen, E. O.
(2003). Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New urbanism and the Christian faith.
Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press.
Jacobsen, E. O.
(2020). Three pieces of glass: Why we feel lonely in a world mediated by
screens. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing
Group.
Janice Shaw
Crouse, “The Lonelienss of American Society, May, 18, 2014, http://spectator.org/articles/59230/loneliness-american-society.
Jimmy Carter, “National Good Neighbor Day, 1978,”
U.S. Presidential Proclamation 4601, September 22, 1978.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, “Knight Soul of
the Community 2010. Why People Love Where They Live and Why it Matters: A
National Perspective.” Miami, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. http://knightfoundation.org/sotc/overall-findings
Kageyama, Peter. Love Where
You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places. Creative Cities Productions. 2015.
Kaplan, Seth. Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. Little Brown Spark. 2023.
Keam, Heather and Debra Jakubec. Becoming an Asset-Based
Community Development City. Abundant Community Edmonton. 2018.
Keats, John. The Crack in the Picture Window. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1956.
Kelling, G. L., & Coles, C. M. (1997). Fixing broken
windows: Restoring order and reducing crime in our communities. New York,
NY: Simon & Schuster Trade.
Kelly, Kevin Ervin. Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together. Matt Holt. 2024.
Kemmis, D. (1995). The good city and the good life:
Renewing the sense of community. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Keohane, Joe. The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World. Random House. 2021
Killam, Kasley. The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier. HarperOne. 2024.
King, Maxwell. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers. Abrams Press. 2018.
Klinenberg, E. (2019). Palaces for the people how social
infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of
civic life. New York: Broadway Books.
Kobos, Sarah, Be a Better Neighbor, Build a Better Neighborhood, https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/12/eight-ways-to-be-a-better-neighbor
Krause-Eheart, Brenda. Neighbors: The Power of the People Next Door. Amazon. 2020.
Kretzman, John P., and John McKnight. Building
Communities from the inside out: a Path toward Finding and Mobilizing a
Community's Assets. Langara College, 2004.
Kuhnley, A.K. The Mister Rogers Effect: 7 Secrets to Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others from America’s Beloved Neighbor (Michigan: Baker Books, 2020)
Kunstler, J. H. (1998). Home from nowhere: Remaking our everyday world for the twenty-first Century. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Kyle Crowder, Jeremy Pais and Scott J. South, “Neighborhood
Diversity, Metropolitan Constraints, and Household Migration,” American
Sociological Review, 77, no. 3 (2012).
Labberton, Mark. “The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus.” IVP Books, 2015.
Langan, Sarah. "Good Neighbors." Washington Square Press. 2021. (FICTION)
Laurie, Greg. "Five Ways to Love Your Neighbor." Harvest Ministries. 2018.
Linnell, Patrick. “Grace Bomb: The Surprising Impact of Loving Your Neighbors.” David C. Cook. May 2021.
Lively, Amy. (2015). How to Love
Your Neighbor Without Being Weird. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House
Publishers.
Lovenheim, Peter. In The Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time. Perigee Books. 2010.
Loubriel, Oscar. In My Neighborhood. Tilbury House Publishers. 2021.
Lucado, Max and Randy Frazee. “Making Room for Neighbors: Strengthen Relationships, Cultivate Community.” Tyndale House Publishers, 2011.
Mackay, Hugh. "The Art of Belonging." MacMillian Australia. 2015. (Fiction)
Mason, Mike. Practicing the Presence of People: How We
Learn to Love. WaterBrook Press, 1999.
Marie, Jeannie. Across the Street and Around the World.
Thomas Nelson. 2018.
Matthews, Kayla, How
to Build Strong Relationships With Your Neighbors (And Why You Should), at https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-build-strong-relationships-with-your-neighbors-and-why-you-should/
Marohn, Charles. Strong Towns: A Bottom Up Revolution
to Build American Prosperity. Wiley. 2019.
MacGibbon, L. J., & Frost, M. My vertical
neighborhood: How strangers became a community. Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press. 2021
Mather, Michael and Fr. Gregory Boyle. Having Nothing,
Possessing Everything: Finding Abundant Communities in Unexpected Places. Eerdmans
Press. 2018.
Martin, Susan. Start With Hello (and Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). Revell. 2022.
Mavis, B., & Rusaw, R. The neighboring church:
Getting better at what Jesus says matters most. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
2017.
Mayfield, Dr. Mark. The Path out of Loneliness: Finding and Fostering Connection to God, Ourselves, and One Another. Tyndale House Publishers. 2021
McCarter, Mack and Tim Muldoon. How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood. Orbis, 2022.
McClay, W. M., & McAllister, T. V. (2014). Why
place matters: Geography, identity, and civic life in modern America. New
York: Encounter Books.
McCrea, Andrew. The Total Town Makeover: Rethinking
Business, Community and Home in Small-Town America. Blake and King. 2019.
McKinney, Chris and Elizabth McKinney, Placed for a
Purpose: A Simple and Sustainable Vision for Loving Your Next-Door Neighbors. Columbia
(2020).
McKinney, Chris and Elizabeth McKinney, Neighborhoods Reimagined: How the Beatitudes Inspire our Call to be Good Neighbours. 10Publishing, (2024).
McKnight, John, and Peter Block. The Abundant
Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2012. http://abundantcommunity.com
Men’s Shed USA: https://usmenssheds.org/
Michelle Singer, “Professional Porch Sitters Unite,”
August 17, 2007, www.cbsnews.com/news/professional-porch-sitters-unite
Midland Michigan
Cultural Awareness and Neighbor Week, https://www.midlandfoundation.org/initiative/culturalawareness/
Miller, Susan. After the Boxes Are Unpacked: Moving On After Moving In. Focus on the Family. 2016.
Montgomery, Charles (2014). Happy city: Transforming our lives through urban design.
Toronto, Ontario: Anchor Canada.
Monbiot, George. (2017). Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis. Verso.
Moss, Robert. The Neighborhood Church: God's Vision for Success. 2014.
Mulder, Michele. "Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at A Time." Orca Book Publishers. 2019.
Murthy, V. H.
(2020). Together: The healing power of human connection in a sometimes
lonely world. New York, NY: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Murthy, V.H. (2023). "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation." https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf
Murosky, Thomas. (2017). The Art of Shallow Neighboring: Building Shallow Relationships With Your Eight Closest Neighbors. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
National Commission on Neighborhoods. People Building Neighborhoods: Final Report to the President and the Congress of the United States (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979).
Nattaavuh
Powdthavee. “Putting a Price Tag on Friends, Relatives and Neighbors: Using
Surveys of Life Satisfaction to Value Social Relationships,” Journal of
Socio Economics, 37, No. 4, 2008.
Needham, Kelly. Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion. Thomas Nelson. 2019.
NeighboringLife.com. Jeff & Amy Meyer. Educational website. Launched 2021.
Neighboring
Movement. All things neighboring in Kansas including the “Neighbor Next Door”
podcast. Website: https://neighboringmovement.org/
Neighboring Movement. Podcast interview of David Burton. March 2022. Webpage: https://neighboringmovement.org/blog/david-burton-podcast-episode
Nelson, T. (2017).
The economics of neighborly love: Investing in your community's compassion and
capacity. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books.
Nesbit, Robert. The
Quest for Community. ISI Books. 1990.
Ng, Celeste. Little Fires Everywhere. Penguin Press. 2017. (Fiction)
Nobel, Jeremy. Project Unlonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection. Penguin. 2023
Noble, Darla. "Brighten the Corner Where You Live." Amazon. 2024.
North, Amy. Long
hours make bad neighbors. Vox. https://www.vox.com. Dec. 3, 2021.
Oldenburg, Ray. The Great Good Place: cafés,
Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of
a Community. (Boston: Da Capo Press, 1989).
Oldenburg, Ray. Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the "Great Good Places" at the Heart of Our Communities. Da Capo Press. 2022.
Olds, Jacqueline and
Richard S. Schwartz. The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the Twenty-First
Century. Random House. 2010
Olmstead, G.
(2021). Uprooted: Recovering the legacy of the places we've left behind. New
York: Sentinel.
Parker, Priya. The
Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Riverhead Books, 2020.
Parker, Kim. Anna
Brown, Richard Fry, D’Vera Cohn and Ruth Igielnik. “How urban, suburban and
rural residents interact with their neighbors.” Pew Research Center. 2018. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/how-urban-suburban-and-rural-residents-interact-with-their-neighbors/
Pathak, Jay, and
Dave Runyon. The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right
Outside Your Door. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2012. Print. (artofneighboring.com)
Perry, Michael. Population: 485- Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time. Harper. 2002.
Pilgreen, Shaunna and Randy Frazee. Love Where You
Live: How to Live Sent in the Place You Call Home. Revell. 2019.
Pinker, Susan. The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face
Contact Can Make Us Healthier and Happier. Vintage Canada, 2015.
Price, Catherine. How to Break Up with Your Phone. Random House. 2018.
Postman, N. (2007). Amusing ourselves to death: Public
discourse in the age of show business. Burnaby, B.C.: Simon Fraser
University.
Pouteaux, P. (2017). The bees of Rainbow Falls:
Finding faith, imagination, and delight in your neighbourhood. Skyforest,
CA: Urban Loft.
Pouteaux, P. (2020. The Neighbours Are Real and Other Beautiful Things: A Collection of Short Essays. Skyforest, CA: Urban Loft.
Putnam,
Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Print.
Putnam, Robert D. Better Together: Restoring American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Putman, Robert D. with Shaylyn Romney Garrett. The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020).
Quessenberry, Sara. The Good Neighbor Cookbook: 125 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Surprise and Satisfy the New Moms, New Neighbors, and more. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 2011.
Rainer, Sam. The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church: Discover How Your Church Is Primed to Reach Your Neighbors. Tyndale. 2023.
Riesamn,
Daniel. The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character. Yale
University Press. 1969.
Robert
Waldinger, What Makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on
happiness. November 2015. Ted Talk
Rock
Hill, South Carolina. “Rock Hill Council of Neighborhoods,” City of Rock
Hill.
Rodriguez , Adrianna Rodriguez. “Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic.” USA Today. Jan. 24, 2024.
Rosabella,
C. (2004). Broken windows theory: The efficacy of broken windows theory as a
crime reduction technique in the United States.
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Rosenblum,
Nancy L. Good Neighbors: The Democracy of Everyday Life in America. (Princeton, NJ). Princeton University Press, 2016.
Roxburgh, Alex. Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood. Allelon Missional Series. 2011.
Russell, Cormac and John McKnight. The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2022.
Tocqueville,
Alexis de. Democracy in America: Penguin Books, 2003. Print.
Sampson, Robert J. 2012. Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012).
Sanders, Beth. "Nest City: How Citizens Serve Cities and Cities Serve Citizens." Populous Community Planning Inc. 2020.
Sanford, David. “Loving Your Neighbor: Surprise! It's Not What You Think.” CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017.
Santomero, A. C. (2019). Radical kindness: The life-changing power of giving and receiving. New York: HarperCollins.
Sauls,
Scott. Befriend. Tyndale House Publishers. 2016.
Schell, Kristin. The
Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Our Own Front Yard.
Thomas Nelson, 2017. Audible. (theturquoisetable.com)
Schmidt, Jen. Just
Open the Door. B&H Books. 2018.
Sjogren, Steve. “Conspiracy of Kindness: A Unique Approach to Sharing the Love of Jesus.” Bethany House Publishers, 2008.
Sharkey, Patrick. Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Deline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence. (New York: Norton, 2018).
Siegler, Jeff. Your City is Sick: How we can improve the economic, social, mental and physical health of millions by treating our cities like people. Lulu. 2023
Smith, Aaron. Neighbors
Online: How Americans learn about community issues. Pew Research Center.
2010. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2010/06/09/neighbors-online/
Smith, Emily. The Science of the Good Samaritan: Thinking Bigger About Loving Our Neighbor. Zondervan, 2023.
Smith, James K.A. “You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit.” Brazos Press. 2016.
Smith, Roland. Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church. 100 Movement Publishing. 2019.
Solnit, Rebecca. "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disasters." Self-Published. 2014.
Speck, J. (2013). Walkable
city: How downtown can save America, one step at a time. New York: North
Point Press, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Steiner-Adair, C.,
& Barker, T. (2014). The big disconnect: protecting childhood and family relationships
in the digital age. Harper.
Stuckey, Maggie. "Soup Night: Recipes for Creating Community Around A Pot of Soup." Storey Publishing, LLC. 2013.
Soerens, Tim. Everywhere
You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are. eChristian Publisher.
2020.
Soul of the
Community Study, https://knightfoundation.org/sotc/overall-findings/
Surprise, Arizona.
Block Party Trailer. https://www.surpriseaz.gov/869/Block-Party-Trailer
Suarez, Ray. The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999 (New York: Free Press, 1999).
Sweet, Leonard. From Tablet to Table: Where Community
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