New Faiths, Old Fears Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life |
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| Author:
| Lawrence, Bruce |
| Series title: | American Lectures on the History of Religions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11520-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America-faster than all Christian groups combined-are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Now a leading scholar asks how these new faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society and by the deep-rooted American ambivalence toward foreign traditions.
As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America-faster than all Christian groups combined-are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Now a leading scholar asks how these new faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society and by the deep-rooted American ambivalence toward foreign traditions.