The Mexican American ethno-Catholicism in Houston Treviño, Roberto R. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Church history. History. ncu Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ©2006 2006 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiv, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps In a story that spans from the early 20th century to the 1970s, Trevino discusses how an intertwining of ethnic identity and Catholic faith equipped Mexican Americans in Houston to overcome adversity and find a place for themselves in the Bayou City. He explores Mexican American Catholic life from the most private and mundane, such as home altar worship and everyday speech and behavior, to the most public and dramatic, such as neighborhood processions and civil rights protest marches. 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. Roberto R. Treviño. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-294) and index. n-us-tx Catholic Church Texas Houston History Catholic Church Texas Houston History Catholic Church. Church work with Mexican Americans Texas Houston Houston (Tex.) Church history RELIGION Christianity Catholic Church work with Mexican Americans Texas Houston Mexicaanse Amerikanen Rooms-katholieken Houston (Tex.) Religion Mexikanischer Einwanderer Houston <Tex.> BV4468.2.M48 T74 2006eb 282/.7641411/08968 11.54 Treviño, Roberto R. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2005022338 (OCoLC)61228680 9780807877319 080787731X 080782996X 9780807829967 0807856673 9780807856673 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=174061 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=174061 N$T 070209 20200709055132.0 ocm82465392 eng