Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States Book

	Introduction : U.S. Latino religions and faith-based political, civic, and social action	3
1	Conquest, faith, and resistance in the Southwest	19
2	The mysticism and social action of Cesar Chavez	35
3	Cesar Chavez and Mexican American civil religion	53
4	"In the outer boundaries" : pentecostalism, politics, and Reies Lopez Tijerina's civic activism	65
5	PADRES : Latino community priests and social action	77
6	The challenges and consequences of being Latina, Catholic, and political	97
7	Spiritual affirmation and empowerment : the Mexican American cultural center	111
8	[actual symbol not reproducible]Ya Basta! : Latino/a Protestant activism in the Chicano/a and farm workers movements	127
9	Fe y Accion Social : Hispanic churches in faith-based community organizing	145
10	"Dangerous times call for risky responses" : Latino immigration and sanctuary, 1981-2001	159
11	Public lives in American Hispanic churches : expanding the paradigm	177
12	"The ladies are warriors" : Latina pentecostalism and faith-based activism in New York City	197
13	Chains of liberation : poverty and social action in the universal church of the kingdom of God	219
14	"The Lord requires justice" : lessons on leadership from the African American church for Mexican American Catholics	233
15	Pray for Elian : religion and politics in Miami	249
16	Intifada : church-state conflict in Vieques, Puerto Rico	263
17	Latino clergy and churches in faith-based political and social action in the United States	279
	Conclusion : assessing and interpreting 150 years of Latino faith-based civic activism	307