Of borders and margins : Hispanic disciples in Texas, 1888-1945 / Daisy L. Machado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Machado, Daisy L.

Series:

American Academy of Religion academy series.

American Academy of Religion academy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disciples of Christ--Texas--History--20th century.

Disciples of Christ.

Hispanic Americans--Religion--Texas--History--20th century.

Hispanic Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), like many other Protestant churches in the US, lives in an uneasy relationship with its Hispanic constituency. The author locates the historical underpinnings of this relationship through an analysis of the Disciples' interaction with Hispanics in Texas.

Contents:

Contents; Note on Usage; 1. The Making of a Nation: The Significance of the Texas Borderlands; 2. The Making of a National Identity: The Frontier Thesis; 3. The Making of a Frontier Church: The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); 4. The Disciples in Texas: Beginnings; 5. A View from the Twenty-first Century; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028819-1

9786611930196

1-281-93019-9

0-19-803475-X

OCLC:

922953805