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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... Protestant Church , Pallavi Thaku at the Jyothi Hindu Temple , Maria Gasi at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church ... Protestant Church , most of whose members come from Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Mainland China . HOUSTON KOREAN ETHNIC ...
... Protestant Church , Pallavi Thaku at the Jyothi Hindu Temple , Maria Gasi at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church ... Protestant Church , most of whose members come from Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Mainland China . HOUSTON KOREAN ETHNIC ...
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... Protestant Church 1975 1982 Korean Protestant Church 1970 1978 Hindu Temple 1977 1979 Muslim Mosque Early 1970s 1981 Zoroastrian Center 1975 1998 Greek Orthodox Church 1914 1959 Argentine Brethren Church 1960 1996 Hispanic Catholic ...
... Protestant Church 1975 1982 Korean Protestant Church 1970 1978 Hindu Temple 1977 1979 Muslim Mosque Early 1970s 1981 Zoroastrian Center 1975 1998 Greek Orthodox Church 1914 1959 Argentine Brethren Church 1960 1996 Hispanic Catholic ...
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... Protestant Elected lay board Yes Yes Church ( 3 ) Korean Protestant Lay elder board , shares Yes Yes Church ( 2.5 ) authority with pastor Hindu Temple Elected lay board , but seek No ( sent from India ) Yes ( 1.5 ) approval of some ...
... Protestant Elected lay board Yes Yes Church ( 3 ) Korean Protestant Lay elder board , shares Yes Yes Church ( 2.5 ) authority with pastor Hindu Temple Elected lay board , but seek No ( sent from India ) Yes ( 1.5 ) approval of some ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Introduction | 13 |
Hispanic and Asian Immigration Waves in Houston | 29 |
Copyright | |
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