Sacred Assemblies and Civic Engagement: How Religion Matters for America's Newest Immigrants

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SACRED ASSEMBLIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT How Religion Matters for America’s Newest Immigrants fred kniss paul d. numrich rutgers university press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kniss, Fred Lamar, 1956– Sacred assemblies and civic engagement : how religion matters for America’s newest immigrants / Fred Kniss, Paul D. Numrich. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8135-4170-9 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8135-4171-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)—Religion. 2. Immigrants—Illinois—Chicago Metropolitan Area—Religious life. 3. Religion and culture—Illinois—Chicago Metropolitan Area. 4. Immigrants—Illinois—Chicago Metropolitan Area—Social conditions. 5. Social participation —Illinois—Chicago Metropolitan Area. I. Numrich, Paul David, 1952- II. Title. BL2527.C482K55 2007 200.86⬘9120977311—dc22 2006039171 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2007 by Fred Kniss and Paul D. Numrich All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our Web site: http:/ /rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America From Fred To Stephen, Michael, and Alexis, with thanks for all the pride and joy From Paul To my wife, Christine, and my late mentors, Kenneth V. Mull and Edmund F. Perry, who each made this book possible in unique ways ...