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New York glory : religions in the city /
Is New York a post-secular city? Massive immigration and cultural changes have created an increasingly complex social landscape in which religious life plays a dynamic role. Yet the magnitude of religion's impact on New York's social life has gone unacknowledged. New York Glory gathers tog...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Religion, race, and ethnicity.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART I: Overview; 1 Religions in the City: An Overview; 2 The Religious Demography of New York City; PART II: Denominational Reorientations; 3 Continuity and Change in Episcopal Congregations in New York City; 4 A Profile of New York City's African AmericanChurch Leaders; 5 The Yoruba Religion in New York; 6 Hinduism in New York City; 7 New York City: The Bible Institute Capital of the World?; 8 Assimilation in New York City's Italian Parishes; PART III: Conversions and Religious Switching; 9 Orthodox Converts in New York City.
- 10 The Religion of New York Jews from the Former Soviet Union11 Religious Diversity and Ethnicity among Latinos; PART IV: Ethnic Diversification; 12 The Changing Face of Seventh-Day Adventism in Metropolitan New York; 13 Mormons in New York City; 14 Malcolm X and the Future of New York City Islam; PART V: Religion as Therapeutic; 15 Black Churches as a Therapeutic Institution; 16 Cultural Crossroads in a Flushing Zen Monastery; 17 New York Neo-Puritans: Using Counseling to Overcome Stereotypes of Religion; 18 Religion Class at Sing Sing Prison; PART VI: The Religious Woman.
- 19 Latinas in the Barrio20 Orthodox Jewish Women Openly Studying the Torah; 21 Congregation Beth Simchat Torah: New York's Gay and Lesbian Synagogue; 22 Feminists, Religion, and Ethics in New York City: The Roman Catholic Example; 23 Gender, Community, and Change among the Rastafari of New York City; PART VII Politics in the Kingdom; 24 Voices of the Black Religious Community of Brooklyn, New York; 25 The Greek Orthodox Church and Identity Politics; Conclusion: New York City's Religions: Issues of Race, Class, Gender, and Immigration; Bibliography; Contributors; Index.