Ethnic Church Meets Megachurch : Indian American Christianity in Motion /

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Winner, 2018 Section on Asia and Asian America Book Award presented by the American Sociological Association Traces the religious adaptation of members of an important Indian Christian church- the Mar Thoma denomination - as they make their way in the United States. This book exposes how a new parad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kurien, Prema A., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thomaschristen
Migration
Megakirche
Inder.
Ethnicity > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Christianity.
East Indian Americans > Religion.
Big churches.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Grandes eglises (Communautes) > États-Unis.
Émigration et immigration > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Americains d'origine indienne > Religion.
Big churches > United States.
Malayalis
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Indian American Christianity in motion
  • Syrian Christian encounters with colonial missionaries and Indian nationalism
  • The role of the church in migration and settlement
  • Coupling versus decoupling religion and ethnicity in the first and second generations
  • Class, culture, and the performance of gendered Christianity
  • Religion, social incorporation, and civic engagement among generations
  • International migration and its impact on the Mar Thoma denomination
  • Transnational processes, immigrant incorporation, and religious.

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