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Sacred assemblies and civic engagement : how religion matters for America's newest immigrants /
Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of America?s history. Currently, about 40 percent of the nation?s annual population growth comes from the influx of foreign-born individuals and their children. As these new voices enter...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of America?s history. Currently, about 40 percent of the nation?s annual population growth comes from the influx of foreign-born individuals and their children. As these new voices enter America?s public conversations, they bring with them a new understanding of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to a society that has been marked by religious variety. Sacred Assemblies and Civic Engagement takes an in-depth look at one particular urban area?the Chicago metropolita. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 271 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813543055 0813543053 0813541700 9780813541709 |