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The politics of Latino faith : religion, identity, and urban community / / Catherine E. Wilson



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Autore: Wilson Catherine E Visualizza persona
Titolo: The politics of Latino faith : religion, identity, and urban community / / Catherine E. Wilson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina: 361.7/508968073
Soggetto topico: Church work with Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - Religion
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-276) and index.
Nota di contenuto: The development of a religious identity politics -- Latino faith-based organizations and the urban context -- The new liberationists -- Latino pastoral action center : a ministry of personal outreach -- Nueva esperanza : a ministry of institutional development -- The resurrection project : a ministry of community empowerment -- Speaking the language of religious identity politics.
Sommario/riassunto: Pundits and commentators are constantly striving to understand the political behavior of Latinos-the largest minority in the United States and a key voting block. As Catherine E. Wilson makes clear in The Politics of Latino Faith , not only are Latinos a religious community, but their religious institutions, in particular faith-based organizations, inform daily life and politics in Latino communities to a considerable degree. Timely and discerning, The Politics of Latino Faith is a unique scholarly work that addresses this increasingly powerful political force. As Wilson shows, Latino religiou
Titolo autorizzato: The politics of Latino faith  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-9543-9
0-8147-9458-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819850003321
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