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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... things themselves . My wife and I have been married three years now and although she misses her family we are happily raising a family of our own . I provide for her and the twins while she cares for them and the house . If you ask me ...
... things themselves . My wife and I have been married three years now and although she misses her family we are happily raising a family of our own . I provide for her and the twins while she cares for them and the house . If you ask me ...
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... things , projects or tasks , that when we set out to achieve them we go about it differ- ently . We are aware of the ... things differently . I would use the youth group leadership as an example .... We compare ourselves to the elders ...
... things , projects or tasks , that when we set out to achieve them we go about it differ- ently . We are aware of the ... things differently . I would use the youth group leadership as an example .... We compare ourselves to the elders ...
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... thing . They wanted to pastor the group .... They were disenchanted by the things we were doing here , or wanting them to do and they wanted to do their own thing . In fact , we found they were doing their own thing , quite contrary to ...
... thing . They wanted to pastor the group .... They were disenchanted by the things we were doing here , or wanting them to do and they wanted to do their own thing . In fact , we found they were doing their own thing , quite contrary to ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Introduction | 13 |
Hispanic and Asian Immigration Waves in Houston | 29 |
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