Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant CongregationsNew 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. |
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... Islamic mosque ; immediately across from it a golden - domed Hindu temple ; a quarter mile down the road , a Vietnamese Buddhist center ; a mile farther on , nestled in a residential area , a Chinese Buddhist temple complex ; and beyond ...
... Islamic mosque ; immediately across from it a golden - domed Hindu temple ; a quarter mile down the road , a Vietnamese Buddhist center ; a mile farther on , nestled in a residential area , a Chinese Buddhist temple complex ; and beyond ...
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... Islamic centers , between 1,500 and 2,000 Buddhist temples and meditation centers , and 400 Hindu temples in the U.S. While we know a lot about the new immigrants , such as their countries of origin , patterns of settlement in the U.S. ...
... Islamic centers , between 1,500 and 2,000 Buddhist temples and meditation centers , and 400 Hindu temples in the U.S. While we know a lot about the new immigrants , such as their countries of origin , patterns of settlement in the U.S. ...
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... Islamic mosques , Haddad and Lummis ( 1987 ) indicate that , despite the traditional exclusion of women from mosque activities in most parts of the Islamic world , in the United States they increasingly play important roles not only in ...
... Islamic mosques , Haddad and Lummis ( 1987 ) indicate that , despite the traditional exclusion of women from mosque activities in most parts of the Islamic world , in the United States they increasingly play important roles not only in ...
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... Islamic Society of Greater Houston , and the Union Baptist Association , as well as an un- official list of Hispanic storefront churches assembled by a local Hispanic pastor and a list of 65 immigrant religious groups in Houston ...
... Islamic Society of Greater Houston , and the Union Baptist Association , as well as an un- official list of Hispanic storefront churches assembled by a local Hispanic pastor and a list of 65 immigrant religious groups in Houston ...
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... Islamic , Hindu ) ; variability in size and homogeneity of congregation ( from small ethnic congregations to large multi- ethnic ones ) ; and convenience in terms of ethnicity , interest , and language skills of the research team . In ...
... Islamic , Hindu ) ; variability in size and homogeneity of congregation ( from small ethnic congregations to large multi- ethnic ones ) ; and convenience in terms of ethnicity , interest , and language skills of the research team . In ...
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