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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... worship , share a re- ligious tradition , interact as a group , and attempt to raise their children with specific religious beliefs , customs , rituals , and values . Following the convention that is common in Texas and the Southwest ...
... worship , share a re- ligious tradition , interact as a group , and attempt to raise their children with specific religious beliefs , customs , rituals , and values . Following the convention that is common in Texas and the Southwest ...
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... Worship All of the data presented in chapters 3 through 15 , and most used in the last seven chapters of this book , emanate from the thirteen case studies . Figure 1 is a map of the greater Houston metropolitan area on which are ...
... Worship All of the data presented in chapters 3 through 15 , and most used in the last seven chapters of this book , emanate from the thirteen case studies . Figure 1 is a map of the greater Houston metropolitan area on which are ...
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... worship with those who share similar tastes and ethnic backgrounds . Over half of the study congregations are more niche- than parish - like , indicating that the increasing tendency for American congregations to become niche ...
... worship with those who share similar tastes and ethnic backgrounds . Over half of the study congregations are more niche- than parish - like , indicating that the increasing tendency for American congregations to become niche ...
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... worship ) in the city excluded Mexicans , and thus the newcomers sought to develop separate institutions . By 1930 , immigration had played a major role in elevating the Houston Hispanic population to about 15,000 , and in creating the ...
... worship ) in the city excluded Mexicans , and thus the newcomers sought to develop separate institutions . By 1930 , immigration had played a major role in elevating the Houston Hispanic population to about 15,000 , and in creating the ...
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... worship . Undoubtedly , it will be the job of the second and subsequent generations to forge a more united community front . Vietnamese Immigration The total U.S.- and foreign - born Vietnamese population in the Houston metropolitan ...
... worship . Undoubtedly , it will be the job of the second and subsequent generations to forge a more united community front . Vietnamese Immigration The total U.S.- and foreign - born Vietnamese population in the Houston metropolitan ...
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