The politics of Latino faith [[electronic resource] ] : religion, identity, and urban community / / Catherine E. Wilson
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Wilson Catherine E
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| Titolo: |
The politics of Latino faith [[electronic resource] ] : religion, identity, and urban community / / Catherine E. Wilson
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| 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 | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | American |
| Latino | |
| Provides | |
| cultural | |
| faith-based | |
| have | |
| influence | |
| insight | |
| into | |
| keen | |
| life | |
| look | |
| organizations | |
| provided | |
| social | |
| spiritual | |
| systematic | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-9543-9 |
| 0-8147-9458-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819850003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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