Religion at the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana : Politics, Identity, and Faith in New Migrant Communities

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Advancing Theory and Method -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Gender and Sexualities -- Devotional Crossings -- Sexual Borderlands -- El Milagro Está en Casa -- Part 2. Acculturation -- Religious Organizations in San Francisco Chinatown -- Immigrant Religious Adaptati...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Advancing Theory and Method -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Gender and Sexualities -- Devotional Crossings -- Sexual Borderlands -- El Milagro Está en Casa -- Part 2. Acculturation -- Religious Organizations in San Francisco Chinatown -- Immigrant Religious Adaptation -- Part 3. Transnationalism -- Americanizing Philippine Churches and Filipinizing American Congregations -- Creating a Transnational Religious Community -- Ahora la Luz -- Transnational Hetzmek -- The Latino "Springtime" of the Catholic Church -- Part 4. Civic and Political Engagement -- We Do Not Bowl Alone -- Counterhegemony Finds Place in a Hegemon -- Appendix A: Research Questions -- Appendix B Family Member Questionnaire of the USF Religion and Immigration Project -- References -- Contributors -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung