02544nam a22004094a 4500 ebr10206181 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 061128s2007 njuab sb 001 0 eng 2006039171 9780813541709 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813541700 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813541716 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813541719 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)190791231 n-us--- BL2527.C482 K55 2007eb 200.86/9120977311 22 Kniss, Fred Lamar, 1956- Sacred assemblies and civic engagement [electronic resource] : how religion matters for America's newest immigrants / Fred Kniss, Paul D. Numrich. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2007. xi, 271 p. : ill., map. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-267) and index. Introduction -- Purity and protest : sectarianism and immigrant civic engagement -- Locating the moral authority of immigrant congregations -- The moral projects of immigrant congregations -- "Making it in America" : occupational and economic adaptation in immigrant congregations -- Religion, education, and civic tensions in immigrant congregations -- Marriage patterns in immigrant congregations : implications for social distance and group identity -- Language in immigrant congregations : religious and civic considerations -- Individual engagement : citizenship in immigrant religions -- Organizational engagement : the ecology of immigrant congregations -- When and how religion matters for immigrant civic engagement. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Immigrants Religious life Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area. Religion and culture Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area. Immigrants Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area Social conditions. Social participation Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area. Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Religion. Electronic books. local Numrich, Paul David, 1952- ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10206181 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 225581 225581