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Michael W. Foley

Religion and the New Immigrants

How Faith Communities Form Our Newest Citizens

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The explosive growth of the immigrant population since the 1960s has raised concerns about its impact on public life, but only recently have scholars begun to ask how religion affects the immigrant experience in our society. In Religion and the New Immigrants, Michael W. Foley and Dean R. Hoge assess the role of local worship communities in promoting civic engagement among recent immigrants to the United States.The product of a three-year study on immigrant worship communities in the Washington, DC area, the book explores the diverse ways in which such communities build social capital among their members, provide social services, develop the… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Hoge, Dean R.
  • ISBN: 978-0-19-988497-1
  • EAN: 9780199884971
  • Produktnummer: 18392901
  • Verlag: Oxford University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'559 KB

Über den Autor


Michael W. Foley is Associate Professor of Politics at The Catholic University of America. His research has focused on grassroots organizations and nonprofits in Mexico, El Salvador, and the United States. He is co-editor of The Civil Society Reader and Beyond Tocqueville: Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative PerspectiveDean R. Hoge is Professor of Sociology at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely on American religion, American churches, youth, and value trends. His co-authored books include International Priests in America: Challenges and Opportunities and Plain Talk about Churches and Money.

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