Churches and Charity in the Immigrant City

Religion, Immigration, and Civic Engagement in Miami

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Av Alex Stepick, Terry Rey, Sarah J. Mahler, Sarah J Mahler

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In addition to being a religious country--over ninety percent of Americans believe in God--the United States is also home to more immigrants than ever before. Churches and Charity in the Immigrant City focuses on the intersection of religion and civic engagement among Miami's immigrant and minority groups. The contributors examine the role of religious organizations in developing social relationships and how these relationships affect the broader civic world. Essays, for example, consider the role of leadership in the promotion and creation of "civic social capital" in a Haitian Catholic church, transnational ties between Cuban Catholics in Miami and Havana, and several African American congregations that serve as key comparisons of civic engagement among minorities. This book is important not only for its theoretical contributions to the sociology of religion, but also because it gives us a unique glimpse into immigrants' civic and religious lives in urban America.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-04-15
Mått154 x 20 x 25 mm
Vikt482 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813544601

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Acknowledgments1. Religion, Immigration, and Civic EngagementPart One. Charismatic Leaders and Linking Civic Social Capital2. So Close and Yet So Far Away: Comparing Civic Social Capital in Two Cuban Congregations3. Refugee Catholicism in Little Haiti: Miami's Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church4. Politics and Prayer in West Perrine: Civic Engagement in the Black ChurchPart Two: Service and Volunteerism and Bridging Civic Social Capital5. Unidos en la Fe: Transnational Civic Social Engagement between Two Cuban Catholic Parishes6. La Catedral del Exilio: A Nicaraguan Congregation in a Cuban Church7. Black Churches and the Environment in MiamiPart Three. Religious and Spiritual Activities and Bonding Social Capital8. Youth and Charity in a Sweetwater Parish: Our Lady of Divine Providence Church9. Faith in the Fields: Mexican Marianism in Miami-Dade County10. The Struggle for Civic Social Capital in West Indian Churches11. Religious Practice and Civic Social Capital among Miami Youth12. Conclusions: Religious Leadership and Civic Social CapitalContributorsIndex

Any future research on immigrant religion will be guided by the insights in this important book. - Helen Rose Ebaugh (author of Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immig) A stunning achievement! The volume offers rich detail and illuminating theory. One of the best books ever written on religion, immigration, and civic life. - Thomas A. Tweed (author of Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of Religion) A valuable addition to the burgeoning literature on immigrants' religion and their civic engagement. Highly recommended. (Choice)