Recognizing The Latino Resurgence In U.s. Religion: The Emmaus Paradigm

by Ana Maria Diaz-stevens, Anthony M Stevens-Arroyo

Overview

Emmaus is the biblical episode that recounts how the disciples, who had been unable to recognize the resurrected Jesus even as he traveled with them, finally come to know him as their Lord through his inspirational conversation. In this major new work exploring Latino religion, Ana MarD-Stevens and Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo compare a century-old pr

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367317591
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2019
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ana Maria Diaz-Stevens is associate professor of church and society at Union Theological Seminary. Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo is professor of Puerto Rican studies at Brooklyn College and president of the Program for the Analysis of Religion Among Latinas/os.

Table of Contents

Introduction — Questions — Tradition — Invasions — Syzygy — Agenda — Ledger — Options

Editorial Reviews

The authors use a social science framework to review research concerning Latino religious movements in the US and Puerto Rico, particularly in the last 30 years. They conclude that these movements would not have been possible without a convergence of religious, social, and cultural forces, and they express the hope that their work will be of use to scholars of US religion who have underestimated the importance of the Latino movements. Paper edition (unseen), $24. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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