The Faith-Based Housing Initiative
Southern Urbanism, E.B. Magen, Eli Smith, Zeke Carsella, Robin L OwenHere we explore the intersection of faith, housing, and community care through case studies, research, and more.
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The Faith-Based Housing Space Race
We’re in a space race between good and bad faith-based housing development. Image adapted from WSJ.
As this year’s legislative sessions have rolled forward across the country, we’ve gotten more and more legislation through allowing and enc...
The Growth Question
This article is the first in a series by Evan Magen.
Housing is “what dying churches do,” according to many pastors. I think this is a problem for housing advocates, even if the data point to a growing number of dying churches:
If...
Resurrecting the Parking Lot
This article is an interview with Sam Weisler.
To start, who are you and how did this project come about?
I am a young urban designer and Architect-in-training based in Charlotte, NC with a focus on designing beautiful buildin...
What’s Next for the YIGBY Movement?
For-Sale Cottages at Clark UMC in Nashville, TN.
This article is the 3rd in a 3-part series on faith-based housing legislation across the country. Read the first part here and the second here.
If you haven’t seen it, we also encourage you...
Is 2026 the Year of YIGBY?
Kentucky’s bill will allow small cottage courts under 24 homes like this one by Ross Chapin.
This article is the second in a 3-part series on faith-based housing legislation across the country. Read the first part here.
If you haven’t see...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
A digital magazine for the South.
Chaplain and housing advocate in Durham, North Carolina. I love thriving cities and I preach in small, rural congregations across Eastern NC
Student at Dartmouth College studying the intersection of faith and placemaking.
Christian Urbanist / Creative Writer / Digital Marketer / Mountain Biker
I'm Robin, I write Jesus Urbanist
Writing on faith-based housing for the Faith-Based Housing Initiative and Southern Urbanism.
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