TY - BOOK ID - 77887582 TI - Churches and charity in the immigrant city : religion, immigration, and civic engagement in Miami AU - Stepick, Alex. AU - Rey, Terry. AU - Mahler, Sarah J. PY - 2009 SN - 1282094246 9786612094248 0813547148 9780813547145 9780813544595 0813544599 9780813544601 0813544602 9781282094246 PB - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Political participation KW - African Americans KW - Church work with African Americans KW - African American churches KW - Immigrants KW - Church work with immigrants KW - Afro-American churches KW - Black churches KW - Churches, African American KW - Negro churches KW - Christian sects KW - Citizen participation KW - Community action KW - Community involvement KW - Community participation KW - Involvement, Community KW - Mass political behavior KW - Participation, Citizen KW - Participation, Community KW - Participation, Political KW - Political activity KW - Political behavior KW - Political rights KW - Social participation KW - Political activists KW - Politics, Practical KW - Afro-Americans KW - Black Americans KW - Colored people (United States) KW - Negroes KW - Africans KW - Ethnology KW - Blacks KW - Church work with Afro-Americans KW - Emigrants KW - Foreign-born population KW - Foreign population KW - Foreigners KW - Migrants KW - Persons KW - Aliens KW - Church work with emigrants KW - Missions to immigrants KW - Services for KW - Catholic Church. KW - Religion KW - Political activity. KW - Black people UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77887582 AB - In addition to being a religious countryĆ¹over ninety percent of Americans believe in God--the United States is also home to more immigrants than ever before. Churches and Charity in the Immigrant City focuses on the intersection of religion and civic engagement among Miami's immigrant and minority groups. The contributors examine the role of religious organizations in developing social relationships and how these relationships affect the broader civic world. Essays, for example, consider the role of leadership in the promotion and creation of "civic social capital" in a Haitian Catholic church, transnational ties between Cuban Catholics in Miami and Havana, and several African American congregations that serve as key comparisons of civic engagement among minorities. This book is important not only for its theoretical contributions to the sociology of religion, but also because it gives us a unique glimpse into immigrants' civic and religious lives in urban America. ER -