Parade of Faiths
Immigration and American Religion
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2007
135 pages
978-0-19-804422-2 (ISBN)
Description
Since the seventeenth century, millions of people from every continent have settled in America. Seeking a better life for themselves and their children, they braved deprivations, studied an unfamiliar language, adapted to a different way of life, and battled prejudices and hostility. Most of them held on to their faith as well, re-establishing churches and meeting-houses, synagogues and mosques, temples and cathedrals, and electing priests, rabbis, imams, and other spiritual leaders from among their number. Immigration irreversibly altered the face of the new republic, and it still moulds the political and spiritual fabric of the nation even to this day. Joselit surveys the history of immigration--which is actually the history of this country--and its effect on both political and religious issues through the centuries. The book explores the immigrant experience through case studies representative of all major newcomers' groups. The vividly rendered stories of courage and perseverance will alternately inspire and horrify.
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER ONE: The Free Air of the New World: The Protestant Immigrant Experience
- CHAPTER TWO: The Land of Sanctuary: The Catholic Immigrant Experience
- CHAPTER THREE: In the Promised Land: The Jewish Immigrant Experience
- CHAPTER FOUR: In the Land of the Flowery Flag: Immigrants of the Late Twentieth Century
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Legacy of Immigration
- CHRONOLOGY
- FURTHER READING
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
