Why did some white, Protestant churches abandon Chicago neighborhoods during the post-WWII era while others stayed behind? Does theology and/or church polity make a difference?

Dave Krueger talks with Mark T. Mulder about his book Shades of White Flight: Evangelical Congregations and Urban Departure. Mulder is an associate professor of sociology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This interview was originally released as Episode #31 of MRB Radio’s First Impressions program on April 14, 2015.