Ethnic Church Meets Megachurch : : Indian American Christianity in Motion / / Prema A. Kurien.
Winner, 2018 Section on Asia and Asian America Book Award presented by the American Sociological Association Traces the religious adaptation of members of an important Indian Christian church– the Mar Thoma denomination – as they make their way in the United States. This book exposes how a new parad...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Indian American Christianity in Motion
- 1. Syrian Christian Encounters with Colonial Missionaries and Indian Nationalism
- 2. The Role of the Church in Migration and Settlement
- 3. Coupling versus Decoupling Religion and Ethnicity in the First and Second Generations
- 4. Class, Culture, and the Performance of Gendered Christianity
- 5. Religion, Social Incorporation, and Civic Engagement among Generations
- 6. International Migration and Its Impact on the Mar Thoma Denomination
- Conclusion: Transnational Processes, Immigrant Incorporation, and Religious Change
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author