Transformations in new immigrant religions and their global implications

被引:176
作者
Yang, FG [1 ]
Ebaugh, HR
机构
[1] Univ So Maine, Dept Sociol, Portland, ME 04104 USA
[2] Univ Houston, Houston, TX 77004 USA
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10.2307/2657418
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C91 [社会学];
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030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Immigrant religious communities in the United Stares are undergoing profound transformations. Three processes of change occurring in new immigrant religions are described and analyzed; (1) adopting the congregational form in organizational structure and ritual, (2) returning to theological foundations, and (3) reaching beyond traditional ethnic and religious boundaries to include other peoples. These changes support the "new paradigm" in the sociology of religion that refutes secularizarion theories: Internal and external religious pluralism, instead of leading to the decline of religion, encourages institutional and theological transformations that energize and revitalize religions. Moreover, these changes are not merely attributable to Americanization. Rather, these changes have transnational implications for global religious systems-implications that are facilitated by the material and organizational resources that new U.S. immigrants possess.
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