01980cam a2200313 a 4500 3912330 BD-DhUL 20161123084138.0 060419s2007 enk b 001 0 eng 2006013245 9780195188707 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195188705 (cloth : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC BD-DhUL pcc n-us--- BV639.I4 F65 2006 200.86912 22 FOR Foley, Michael W. 1945- Religion and the new immigrants : how faith communities form our newest citizens / Michael W. Foley and Dean R. Hoge. New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. vii, 265 p. : 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Becoming American -- 2. Profiles in diversity -- 3. Sources of social capital -- 4. Immigrant worship communities in the public square -- 5. Building civic skills -- 6. Who we are -- 7. Conclusion. "The explosive growth of the immigrant population since the 1960s has raised concerns about its impact on public life, but only recently have scholars begun to ask. how religion affects the immigrant experience in our society. In Religion and the New Immigrants, Michael W. Foley and Dean R. Hoge assess the role of local worship communities in promoting civic engagement among recent immigrants to the United States. The product of a three-year study on immigrant worship communities in the Washington, D.C., area, the book explores the diverse ways in which such communities build social capital among their members, provide social services, develop the "civic skills" of members, and shape immigrants' identities."--BOOK JACKET. Church work with immigrants United States. Hoge, Dean R., 1937- Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013245.html ddc BK 127727 127727 0 0 ddc 0 200_869120000000000_FOR 0 NFIC 240435 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-23 purchased 200.86912 FOR 480864 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 BK