CHURCHES AND CHARITY IN THE IMMIGRANT CITY by Alex Stepick (Editor), Terry Rey (Editor), Sarah J. Mahler (Editor) ( 9780813544595 )

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CHURCHES AND CHARITY IN THE IMMIGRANT CITY
RELIGION, IMMIGRATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN MIAMI

By:

Alex Stepick (Editor), Terry Rey (Editor), Sarah J. Mahler (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0813544599

ISBN 13:

9780813544595

Publisher:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2009

Pages:

336

Description:

Focuses on the intersection of religion and civic engagement among Miami's immigrant and minority groups. This work examines the role of religious organizations in developing social relationships and how these relationships affect the broader civic world.

Synopsis:

In addition to being a religious countryuover 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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Rutgers University Press

Returns:

Returnable

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