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Latino religions and civic activism in the United States / edited by Gastón Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, Jesse Miranda.

Contributor(s): Espinosa, Gastón | Elizondo, Virgilio P | Miranda, Jesse
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, England ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0195162285 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780195162288 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Hispanic Americans -- Religion | Religion and sociology -- United StatesDDC classification: 261.8/089/68073 LOC classification: BR563 .H57 | L38 2005Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : U.S. Latino religions and faith-based political, civic, and social action / Gaston Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda -- Conquest, faith and resistance in the southwest / Timothy Matovina -- The mysticism and social action of César Chávez / Stephen R. Lloyd Moffett -- César Chávez and Mexican American civil religion / Luís D. León -- "In the outer boundaries ..." : Pentecostalism, politics and Reies López Tijerina's civic activism / Rudiger V. Busto -- Padres : Latino community priests and social action / Mario T. García -- The challenges and consequences of being Latina, Catholic, and political / Lara Medina -- Spiritual affirmation and empowerment : the Mexican American cultural center / Socorro Castañeda-Liles -- ¡Ya basta! Latino/a Protestant activism in the Chicano/a and farm worker movements / Paul Barton -- Fe y acción social : Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing / Richard L. Wood -- "Dangerous times call for risky responses" : Latino immigration and sanctuary, 1981-2001 / María Cristina García -- Public lives in American Hispanic churches : expanding the paradigm / Daniel Ramírez -- "The ladies are warriors" : Latina Pentecostalism and Faith-based Activism in New York City / Elizabeth D. Rios -- Chains of liberation : poverty and social action in the universal church of the kingdom of God / Jill DeTemple -- "The Lord requires justice" : lessons on leadership from the African-American church for Mexican American Catholics / Alberto López Pulido and Santo C. Vega -- Pray for Elián : religion and politics in Miami / Miguel A. de la Torre -- Intifada : church-state conflict in Vieques, Puerto Rico / Lester McGrath-Andino -- Latino clergy and churches in faith-based political and social action in the United States / Gastón Espinosa -- Assessing and interpreting 150 years of Latino faith-based civic activism / Gastón Espinosa, Viriglio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : U.S. Latino religions and faith-based political, civic, and social action / Gaston Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda -- Conquest, faith and resistance in the southwest / Timothy Matovina -- The mysticism and social action of César Chávez / Stephen R. Lloyd Moffett -- César Chávez and Mexican American civil religion / Luís D. León -- "In the outer boundaries ..." : Pentecostalism, politics and Reies López Tijerina's civic activism / Rudiger V. Busto -- Padres : Latino community priests and social action / Mario T. García -- The challenges and consequences of being Latina, Catholic, and political / Lara Medina -- Spiritual affirmation and empowerment : the Mexican American cultural center / Socorro Castañeda-Liles -- ¡Ya basta! Latino/a Protestant activism in the Chicano/a and farm worker movements / Paul Barton -- Fe y acción social : Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing / Richard L. Wood -- "Dangerous times call for risky responses" : Latino immigration and sanctuary, 1981-2001 / María Cristina García -- Public lives in American Hispanic churches : expanding the paradigm / Daniel Ramírez -- "The ladies are warriors" : Latina Pentecostalism and Faith-based Activism in New York City / Elizabeth D. Rios -- Chains of liberation : poverty and social action in the universal church of the kingdom of God / Jill DeTemple -- "The Lord requires justice" : lessons on leadership from the African-American church for Mexican American Catholics / Alberto López Pulido and Santo C. Vega -- Pray for Elián : religion and politics in Miami / Miguel A. de la Torre -- Intifada : church-state conflict in Vieques, Puerto Rico / Lester McGrath-Andino -- Latino clergy and churches in faith-based political and social action in the United States / Gastón Espinosa -- Assessing and interpreting 150 years of Latino faith-based civic activism / Gastón Espinosa, Viriglio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda.

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