{"product_id":"immigrant-faith-phillip-connor-9781479883790","title":"Immigrant Faith: Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmigrant Faith examines trends and patterns relating to religion in the lives of\u003cbr\u003eimmigrants. The volume moves beyond specific studies of particular faiths in\u003cbr\u003eparticular immigrant destinations to present the religious lives of immigrants\u003cbr\u003ein the United States, Canada, and Europe on a broad scale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReligion is not merely one aspect among many in immigrant lives. \u003cbr\u003eImmigrant faith affects daily interactions, shapes the future of immigrants in\u003cbr\u003etheir destination society, and influences society beyond the immigrants\u003cbr\u003ethemselves. In other words, to understand immigrants, one must understand their\u003cbr\u003efaith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on census data and other surveys, including data sources from several countries and\u003cbr\u003estatistical data from thousands of immigrant interviews, the volume provides a\u003cbr\u003econcise overview of immigrant religion. It sheds light on whether religion\u003cbr\u003eshapes the choice of destination for migrants, if immigrants are more or less\u003cbr\u003ereligious after migrating, if religious immigrants have an easier adjustment, \u003cbr\u003eor if religious migrants tend to fare better or worse economically than\u003cbr\u003enon-religious migrants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmigrant Faith covers demographic trends from initial migration to\u003cbr\u003esettlement to the transmission of faith to the second generation. It offers the\u003cbr\u003eperfect introduction to big picture patterns of immigrant religion for scholars\u003cbr\u003eand students, as well as religious leaders and policy makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479883794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479883790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.22w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 1162","brand":"Phillip Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985740890367,"sku":"9781479883790","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33526f61-e68b-410a-9e94-71b6bae7ca6d.jpg?v=1683279286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/immigrant-faith-phillip-connor-9781479883790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}