Sociology Faculty and Staff Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Off the radar of most political observers, a new form of political engagement has taken hold among Latinos across the United States in the last Twenty years: what I will call faith-based community organizing.' Also called broad-based, congregation-based, and institutional organizing, it has become a potent force in organizing Histpanic urban residents to represent their interests in the public arena.'
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Title
Wood, Richard L. Fey y accion social: Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing. In Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States, edited by Gaston Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda. Oxford University Press, 2005.'
Language (ISO)
English
Keywords
religious communities, Latinos, Hispanics, civic activism
Recommended Citation
Wood, Richard L.. "Fe y accion social: Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing." Wood, Richard L. Fey y accion social: Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing. In Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States, edited by Gaston Espinosa, Virgilio Elizondo, and Jesse Miranda. Oxford University Press, 2005.' (2005). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/soc_fsp/19
