Religion and immigration : Christian, Jewish, and Muslim experiences in the United States
Since its inception, the United States has defined itself as a nation of immigrants and a land of religious freedom. But following September 11, 2001 American openness to immigrants and openness to other beliefs have come into question.
Print Book, English, ©2003
Rowman & Littlefield, Walnut Creek, CA, ©2003
Conference papers and proceedings
vii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
9780759103511, 9780759103528, 0759103518, 0759103526
977993532
Introduction: becoming American
religion, identity, and institution building in the American mosaic
The changing contours of American religion /David J. O'Brien
American Catholics : neither out far or in deep /Chester Gillis
Crossing the borders : evangelicalism and immigration /Randy Balmer
Colonization and immigration in the process of Latino identification /Anna Maria Diaz-Stevens
Some praise Jesus and some don't : thoughts on the complex nature of African American religious identity & those who interpret it /Anthony B. Pinn
Immigration and religion in America : the experience of Judaism /Jacob Neusner
American Jews in the new millennium /Jonathan D. Sarna
"No matter how poor and small the building" : healthcare institutions and the Jewish immigrant community /Alan M. Kraut
Islam in America : the mosaic /Aminah McCloud
Constructing the American Muslim community /M.A. Muqtedar Khan
How Muslims use Islamic paradigms to define America /Ingrid Mattson
Exploring the religious preference of recent immigrants to the United States : evidence from the new immigrant survey pilot /Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig, and James P. Smith