Crossing the Ethnic Divide
The Multiethnic Church on a Mission
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Kathleen Garces-Foley | ISBN: | 9780199885961 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | February 22, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathleen Garces-Foley |
| ISBN: | 9780199885961 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | February 22, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
While religious communities often stress the universal nature of their beliefs, it remains true that people choose to worship alongside those they identify with most easily. Multiethnic churches are rare in the United States, but as American attitudes toward diversity change, so too does the appeal of a church that offers diversity. Joining such a community, however, is uncomfortable-worshippers must literally cross the barriers of ethnic difference by entering the religious space of the ethnically "other." Through the story of one multiethnic congregation in Southern California, Kathleen Garces-Foley examines what it means to confront the challenges in forming a religious community across ethnic divisions and attracting a more varied membership.
While religious communities often stress the universal nature of their beliefs, it remains true that people choose to worship alongside those they identify with most easily. Multiethnic churches are rare in the United States, but as American attitudes toward diversity change, so too does the appeal of a church that offers diversity. Joining such a community, however, is uncomfortable-worshippers must literally cross the barriers of ethnic difference by entering the religious space of the ethnically "other." Through the story of one multiethnic congregation in Southern California, Kathleen Garces-Foley examines what it means to confront the challenges in forming a religious community across ethnic divisions and attracting a more varied membership.
