{"product_id":"churches-and-charity-in-the-immigrant-city-religion-immigration-and-civic-engagement-in-miami-9780813544601","title":"Churches and Charity in the Immigrant City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn addition to being a religious country--over ninety percent of Americans believe in God--the United States is also home to more immigrants than ever before. \u003ci\u003eChurches and Charity in the Immigrant City \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the intersection of religion and civic engagement among Miami''s immigrant and minority groups. The contributors examine the role of religious organizations in developing social relationships and how these relationships affect the broader civic world. Essays, for example, consider the role of leadership in the promotion and creation of 'civic social capital' in a Haitian Catholic church, transnational ties between Cuban Catholics in Miami and Havana, and several African American congregations that serve as key comparisons of civic engagement among minorities. This book is important not only for its theoretical contributions to the sociology of religion, but also because it gives us a unique glimpse into immigrants'' civic and religious lives in urban America.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny future research on immigrant religion will be guided by the insights in this important book. -- Helen Rose Ebaugh * author of Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immig *\u003cbr\u003eA stunning achievement! The volume offers rich detail and illuminating theory. One of the best books ever written on religion, immigration, and civic life. -- Thomas A. Tweed * author of Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of Religion *\u003cbr\u003eA valuable addition to the burgeoning literature on immigrants' religion and their civic engagement. Highly recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Religion, Immigration, and Civic Engagement\u003cbr\u003e Part One. Charismatic Leaders and Linking Civic Social Capital\u003cbr\u003e 2. So Close and Yet So Far Away: Comparing Civic Social Capital in Two Cuban Congregations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Refugee Catholicism in Little Haiti: Miami's Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church\u003cbr\u003e 4. Politics and Prayer in West Perrine: Civic Engagement in the Black Church\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Service and Volunteerism and Bridging Civic Social Capital\u003cbr\u003e 5. Unidos en la Fe: Transnational Civic Social Engagement between Two Cuban Catholic Parishes\u003cbr\u003e 6. La Catedral del Exilio: A Nicaraguan Congregation in a Cuban Church\u003cbr\u003e 7. Black Churches and the Environment in Miami\u003cbr\u003e Part Three. Religious and Spiritual Activities and Bonding Social Capital\u003cbr\u003e 8. Youth and Charity in a Sweetwater Parish: Our Lady of Divine Providence Church\u003cbr\u003e 9. Faith in the Fields: Mexican Marianism in Miami-Dade County\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Struggle for Civic Social Capital in West Indian Churches\u003cbr\u003e 11. Religious Practice and Civic Social Capital among Miami Youth\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusions: Religious Leadership and Civic Social Capital\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038418075991,"sku":"9780813544601","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813544601.jpg?v=1750940265","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/churches-and-charity-in-the-immigrant-city-religion-immigration-and-civic-engagement-in-miami-9780813544601","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}