Books in the Religion, Race, and Ethnicity series

Explores how Islamic ideals of racial harmony and equality create hopeful possibilities in an American society that remains challenged by race and class inequalities

"God in Chinatown" is a study of the largest contemporary wave of new immigrants to Chinatown. Since the 1980s, tens of thousands of mostly rural Chinese have migrated from Fuzhou, on China's southeastern coast, to New York's Chinatown.

Womanist approaches to the study of religion and society have contributed much to our understanding of Black religious life, activism, and women's liberation. This volume explores the achievements of this movement, and evaluates some of the leading voices and different perspectives within this field.

Offers both a religious history of the House of Prayer as an institution and an intellectual history of its colourful and enigmatic leader

Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the 'authentic' voice of the black church or is it the Christian Right in blackface? This book delves into the messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists, and evaluates their ethical implications.

An expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. From the time of slavery up to modern day, the text addresses a broad diversity of African American religion and traces their transition to various forms of Christianity.

Is New York a post-secular city? From Italian Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, and Russian Jews to Zen Buddhists, Rastafarians, and Pentecostal Latinas, this book captures the richness of religious life in New York City and provides an important foundation for our understanding of the current and future shape of religion in America.

Redraws old definitions of what it means to be religious and Asian American.

This work shows the role that religion and myth have played in the creation of the categories of "race" and "ethnicity". It introduces readers to the social construction of race and ethnicity and the ways in which these concepts are shaped by religious narratives.

This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of de-industrialized large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism.