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Religion and Social Justice For Immigrants

  • Edited by: Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2006
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Religion has jumped into the sphere of global and domestic politics in ways that few would have imagined a century ago. Some expected that religion would die as modernity flourished. Instead, it now stares at us almost daily from the front pages of newspapers and television broadcasts. Although it is usually stories about the Christian Right or conservative Islam that grab headlines, there are many religious activists of other political persuasions that are working quietly for social justice. This book examines how religious immigrants and religious activists are working for equitable treatment for immigrants in the United States.

The essays in this book analyze the different ways in which organized religion provides immigrants with an arena for mobilization, civic participation, and solidarity. Contributors explore topics including how non-Western religious groups such as the Vietnamese Caodai are striving for community recognition and addressing problems such as racism, economic issues, and the politics of diaspora; how interfaith groups organize religious people into immigrant civil rights activists at the U.S.–Mexican border; and how Catholic groups advocate governmental legislation and policies on behalf of refugees.

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Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is a professor in the department of sociology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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This timely volume is the first social science analysis to focus on the influence of religion on social justice issues for immigrants.
— Helen Rose Ebaugh, coauthor of Religion and the New Immigrants


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PART I. Diverse Approaches to Faith and Social Justice for Immigrants

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
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Rhys H. Williams
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PART II. Religion, Civic Engagement, and Immigrant Politics

Janelle S. Wong and Jane Naomi Iwamura
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Karen Leonard
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Russell Jeung
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Joseph M. Palacios
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PART III. Faith, Fear, and Fronteras: Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Jacqueline Maria Hagan
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Cecilia Menjívar
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Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Genelle Gaudinez and Hector Lara
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PART IV. Faith-Based Nongovernmental Organizations

Stephanie J. Nawyn
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Margarita Mooney
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PART V. Theology, Redemption, and Justice

Gioacchino Campese
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Janet Hoskins
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