Title Churches and charity in the immigrant city : religion, immigration, and civic engagement in Miami / edited by Alex Stepick, Terry Rey, Sarah J. Mahler.

Publication Info.	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2009]
	©2009

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Description	1 online resource (viii, 285 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Religion, immigration, and civic engagement / Alex Stepick, Terry Rey, Sarah J. Mahler -- So close and yet so far away: comparing civic social capital in two Cuban congregations / Sarah J. Mahler -- Refugee Catholicism in Little Haiti: Miami's Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church / Terry Rey, Alex Stepick -- Politics and prayer in West Perrine: civic engagement in the Black church / Su Oltman Fink -- Unidos en la Fe: transnational civic social engagement between two Cuban Catholic parishes / Katrin Hansing -- La Catedral del Exilio: a Nicaraguan congregation in a Cuban church / Isabel del Pino-Allen -- Black churches and the environment in Miami / Eileen M. Smith-Cavros -- Youth and charity in a Sweetwater Parish: Our Lady of Divine Providence Church / Aidil Oscariz -- Faith in the fields: Mexican Marianism in Miami-Dade County / Noemí Báez [and others] -- The struggle for civic social capital in West Indian churches / Teruyuki Tsuji, Christine Ho, Alex Stepick -- Religious practice and civic social capital among Miami youth / Yves Labissiere, Ann Reeder Goraczko, Alex Stepick -- Conclusions: religious leadership and civic social capital / Alex Stepick, Sarah J. Mahler, Terry Rey.
Summary	In addition to being a religious countryover ninety percent of Americans believe in Godthe United States is also home to more immigrants than ever before. Churches and Charity in the Immigrant City focuses 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 consider the role of leadership in the promotion and creation of "civic social capital" in a Haitian Catholic church, transnational.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Church work with immigrants -- Florida -- Miami.
	Church work with immigrants -- Catholic Church.
	Immigrants -- Services for -- Florida -- Miami.
	Immigrants -- Political activity -- Florida -- Miami.
	African American churches -- Florida -- Miami.
	Church work with African Americans -- Florida -- Miami.
	African Americans -- Services for -- Florida -- Miami.
	African Americans -- Florida -- Miami -- Politics and government.
	Political participation -- Florida -- Miami.
	RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
	RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
	RELIGION -- General.
	African American churches. (OCoLC)fst00799090
	African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
	African Americans -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst00799696
	Church work with African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00860989
	Church work with immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00861040
	Immigrants -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst00967762
	Immigrants -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst00967773
	Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
	Florida -- Miami. (OCoLC)fst01213727
	Caritas.
	Religiöse Gemeinschaft.
	Sozialarbeit.
	Einwanderer.
	Katholische Kirche.
	Miami <Fla.>.
Added Author	Stepick, Alex.
	Rey, Terry.
	Mahler, Sarah J., 1959-
Other Form:	Print version: Churches and charity in the immigrant city. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008016732 (OCoLC)226037378
Standard No.	9786612094248
ISBN	9780813547145 (electronic bk.)
	0813547148 (electronic bk.)

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