Milagros Peña and Edwin I. Hernández
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814717356
- eISBN:
- 9780814772898
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814717356.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter presents several Latino congregations and faith-based organizations that demonstrate the trend toward panethnic religious mobilization. Asserting that diverse Hispanic groups such as ...
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This chapter presents several Latino congregations and faith-based organizations that demonstrate the trend toward panethnic religious mobilization. Asserting that diverse Hispanic groups such as Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Dominicans have similar experiences, socioeconomic backgrounds, and national issues, the chapter illustrates how race relations in the US create a different American religious experience for Latinos today than for white immigrants during Herberg's time. It also reiterates political scientist Catherine Wilson's thesis which suggests that both the content of Latinos' theology and beliefs and their context intertwine to shape their religious identities. A sense of community, drawn by space, generation, and a common struggle, specifically pulls these panethnic groups together.Less
This chapter presents several Latino congregations and faith-based organizations that demonstrate the trend toward panethnic religious mobilization. Asserting that diverse Hispanic groups such as Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Dominicans have similar experiences, socioeconomic backgrounds, and national issues, the chapter illustrates how race relations in the US create a different American religious experience for Latinos today than for white immigrants during Herberg's time. It also reiterates political scientist Catherine Wilson's thesis which suggests that both the content of Latinos' theology and beliefs and their context intertwine to shape their religious identities. A sense of community, drawn by space, generation, and a common struggle, specifically pulls these panethnic groups together.
