Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Av Gastón Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, Jesse Miranda, Project Manager of Hispanic Churches in American Public Life) Espinosa, Gaston (Project Manager of Hispanic Churches in American Public Life, Santa Barbara) Elizondo, Virgilio (Visiting Professor of Latino Religions, Visiting Professor of Latino Religions, both at University of California, Vanguard University) Miranda, Jesse (Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies and Ethnic Leadership, Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies and Ethnic Leadership, Gaston Espinosa

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This volume presents sixteen new essays addressing important issues, personalities, and movements in Latino religions in America. The authors' purpose is to overthrow the longstanding stereotype that Latinos are politically passive and that their churches have supported the status quo, failing to engage in or support that struggle for civil rights and social justice. Individual essays explore such varied topics as "The Mysticism and Social Action of Cesar Chavez," "The Challenges of Being Latina, Catholic, and Feminist," "Hispanic Churches in Faith-Based Community Organizing," and "The Mexican American Cultural Center and the Politics of Cultural Empowerment." The first anthology of its kind, the book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide range of disciplines, as well as serving as an introductory or supplemental text for courses in religion, politics, and Latino/Chicano studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-04-21
Mått242 x 154 x 21 mm
Vikt626 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195162271

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Gastón Espinosa is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College and past project manager of the Hispanic Churches in American Public Life research project. Virgilio Elizondo is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame, co-principal investigator of the Hispanic Churches in American Public Life research project, and co-founder of the Mexican American Cultural Center in SanAntonio, Texas. Jesse Miranda is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Urban Studies and Ethnic Leadership at Vanguard University, co-principal investigator of the Hispanic Churches in American Public Life research project, andfounder and president of the Alianza de Ministerios Evangélicos Nacionales (AMEN).