Kivisto, Peter, Religion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe

Abstract

This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as a crucially important aspect of the immigrant experience. For some - particularly those focusing on religion in North America - religion has been portrayed as a vital resource for many immigrants engaged in the essential identity work required in adjusting to the receiving society. For others - part. Cover; Title Page; Copyright ; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Religion on the Move; 2. Immigrant Identity, Work, and Religion; 3. Reframing Religious Organizations and Practices; 4. Immigrants and Transnational Religious Networks; 5. Church-State Relations and the Public Sphere; 6. Epilogue; References; Index.