
Between the Melting Pot and the Patchwork Quilt in Religious America. Two Case Studies (Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington DC and St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City)
In a complex context of huge differences between traditional churches and contemporary megachurches, religious mixing, matching and switching, in an ethno-racial diversity environment, in a society characterized by class inequality and political awareness, the article will attempt to show how religion brings individuals and communities together in the US in a patchwork quilt model.
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