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The church in the barrio [electronic resource] : Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston / Roberto R. Treviño.

By: Trevino, Roberto R.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006Description: xiv, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Texas -- Houston -- History | Church work with Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston | Houston (Tex.) -- Church historyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 282/.7641411/08968 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Tejano Catholicism and Houston's Mexican American community -- Ethno-Catholicism : empowerment and way of life -- The poor Mexican : church perceptions of Texas Mexicans -- Answering the call of the people : patterns of institutional growth -- In their own way : parish funding and ethnic identity -- The church in the barrio : the evolution of Catholic social action -- Faith and justice : the church and the Chicano movement.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-294) and index.

Tejano Catholicism and Houston's Mexican American community -- Ethno-Catholicism : empowerment and way of life -- The poor Mexican : church perceptions of Texas Mexicans -- Answering the call of the people : patterns of institutional growth -- In their own way : parish funding and ethnic identity -- The church in the barrio : the evolution of Catholic social action -- Faith and justice : the church and the Chicano movement.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.