Latin American and US Latino Religions in North America

Lloyd D. Barba is Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College, USA.

This informative volume distinctively examines Latin American, Caribbean, Central American, and US Latinx religions in an integrated manner. Broad in its methodological, ecumenical, and interfaith scope, the volume provides a superb introduction to the study of Latinx religions for both experts and newcomers alike.

• Introduction, Lloyd Barba (Amherst College, USA)Part I: Origins1. Overview of Latin American and US Latinx Religions in North America, Lloyd Barba (Amherst College, USA)2. Mapping the Origins of Christianity in the AmericasÁngel J. Gallardo (Austin Presbyterian Seminary, USA)3. Retracing Intermixture/Mestizaje in Latin America and among Latinas/os/xsNéstor Medina (University of Toronto, Canada)Part II: Traditions4. Central American Christianity, Robert A. Danielson (Asbury Theological Seminary)5. Catholicism in Mexico, Carlos Garma Navarro (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico)6. Latinx Catholicism in the United States, Daisy Vargas (University of Arizona, USA)7. US Latina/o Pentecostalism, Erica Ramirez (Auburn Seminary, USA)8. Black Atlantic Religions, Alejandro S. Escalante (University of Edinburgh, UK)9. Muslims in the Latinx U.S. and Latinx Americas, Ken Chitwood (Muslim Philanthropy Institute, USA)10. Latinx-Jews in the United States: Remaking the Jewish Mainstream, Laura Limonic (State University of New York - College at Old Westbury, USA)Part II: Devotional, Material, and Textual Cultures11. Latinx Devotional Stuff and Material Religion, Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada (Kalamazoo College, USA)12. The Bible and Latinxs, Jacqueline M. Hidalgo (University of San Diego, USA)13. The Virgin of Guadalupe as a Symbol of Resistance, Tatyana Castillo-Ramos (Yale University, USA)14. La Santa Muerte – Saint Death, Francisco Peláez-Díaz (Drew University, USA)Part IV: Immigration and Transnationalism15. Oaxacan Religious Transnationalism, Daniel Ramírez (Claremont Graduate University, USA)16. Brazilian Migrational Christianity in North America, João B. Chaves (Baylor University, USA)Part V: Current and Future Considerations17. Latinx Conversions & Religious Change in the United States, Aida Isela Ramos (John Brown University, USA)18. Latinx Religious Nones, David Flores (California State University Sacramento, USA)Index