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The politics of Latino faith : religion, identity, and urban community / Catherine E. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Catherine E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church work with Hispanic Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Religion.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814795439
- 0814795439
- 9780814794586
- 0814794580
- OCLC:
- 779828432
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