God needs no passport : immigrants and the changing American religious landscape /
"While many Americans expect that immigrants will trade in one membership card for another, God Needs No Passport argues that many keep one foot in their countries of origin by participating in religious institutions - made possible by technology and the ease of travel - that are a powerful but...
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New York :
New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.,
c2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Redefining the boundaries of belonging
- Transnational lives
- Between the nation, the world, and God
- Values and practices : "you do your best and you leave the rest"
- A new religious architecture
- Getting to the other side of the rainbow with faith as the car
- Conclusion : tolerance in the face of terrorism
- Appendix : Demographic characteristics and transnational ties : similarities and differences.