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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... influenced the evolution of my research in Latino churches in Houston . In fact , it was at that conference that I met Kathleen Sullivan , whom I later hired as a post - doctoral fellow in the project . I want to thank the entire ...
... influenced the evolution of my research in Latino churches in Houston . In fact , it was at that conference that I met Kathleen Sullivan , whom I later hired as a post - doctoral fellow in the project . I want to thank the entire ...
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... influence in the decision - making structure of mosques . They maintain that the longer Muslims live in the United States , the more likely they are to feel that it is appropriate for women to be eligible for top lay leadership ...
... influence in the decision - making structure of mosques . They maintain that the longer Muslims live in the United States , the more likely they are to feel that it is appropriate for women to be eligible for top lay leadership ...
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... influenced the research questions we set out to answer , there were a number of studies that were published while we ... influence them . In fact , her book prompted us to collect longitudinal census data on the tracts surrounding our ...
... influenced the research questions we set out to answer , there were a number of studies that were published while we ... influence them . In fact , her book prompted us to collect longitudinal census data on the tracts surrounding our ...
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... influence as the tumultuous Mexican Revolution in stimulating migration to the city . Railroad con- struction , the building of the Houston ship channel , agricultural work in surrounding ar- eas , new manufacturing industries near the ...
... influence as the tumultuous Mexican Revolution in stimulating migration to the city . Railroad con- struction , the building of the Houston ship channel , agricultural work in surrounding ar- eas , new manufacturing industries near the ...
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... influenced the way these Vietnamese think . They have not tried to redefine their roles to conform to their new society , but rather have reemphasized their traditional ones . Immigrant women see their roles as part of hundreds of years ...
... influenced the way these Vietnamese think . They have not tried to redefine their roles to conform to their new society , but rather have reemphasized their traditional ones . Immigrant women see their roles as part of hundreds of years ...
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