Parade of Faiths Immigration and American Religion

by Joselit, Jenna Weissman

• ISBN13: 9780195333077
• ISBN10: 0195333071
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Since the seventeenth century, millions of people from every continent have settled in America. Seeking a better life for themselves and their children, they braved deprivations, studied an unfamiliar language, adapted to a different way of life, and battled prejudices and hostility. Most of them held on to their faith as well, re-establishing churches and meeting-houses, synagogues and mosques, temples and cathedrals, and electing priests, rabbis, imams, and other spiritual leaders from among their number. Immigration irreversibly altered the face of the new republic, and it still moulds the political and spiritual fabric of the nation even to this day. Joselit surveys the history of immigration--which is actually the history of this country--and its effect on both political and religious issues through the centuries. The book explores the immigrant experience through case studies representative of all major newcomers' groups. The vividly rendered stories of courage and perseverance will alternately inspire and horrify.

Author Biography

Jenna Weissman Joselit teaches American studies and modern Judaic studies at Princeton University

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The Free Air of the New World: The Protestant Immigrant Experience	p. 1
The Land of Sanctuary: The Catholic Immigrant Experience	p. 26
In the Promised Land: The Jewish Immigrant Experience	p. 53
In the Land of the Flowery Flag: Immigrants of the Late Twentieth Century	p. 77
The Legacy of Immigration	p. 97
Chronology	p. 102
Further Reading	p. 106
Index	p. 113
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