| Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations Contributor(s): Ebaugh, Helen Rose (Author), Chafetz, Janet Saltzman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742503909 ISBN-13: 9780742503908 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion |
| Dewey: 200.869 |
| LCCN: 99059895 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New immigrants_those arriving since the Immigration Reform Act of 1965_have forever altered American culture and have been profoundly altered in turn. Although the religious congregations they form are often a nexus of their negotiation between the old and new, they have received little scholarly attention. Religion and the New Immigrants fills this gap. Growing out of the carefully designed Religion, Ethnicity and the New Immigration Research project, Religion and the New Immigrants combines in-depth studies of thirteen congregations in the Houston area with seven thematic essays looking across their diversity. The congregations range from Vietnamese Buddhist to Greek Orthodox, a Zoroastrian center to a multi-ethnic Assembly of God, presenting an astonishing array of ethnicity and religious practice. Common research questions and the common location of the congregations give the volume a unique comparative focus. Religion and the New Immigrants is an essential reference for scholars of immigration, ethnicity, and American religion. |