Overview
Mosaic in southern California is one of the largest and most innovative multiethnic congregations in America. Gerardo Marti shows us how this unusual church has achieved multiethnicity, not by targeting specific groups, but by providing multiple havens of inclusion that play down ethnic differences. He reveals a congregation aiming to reconstruct evangelical theology, personal identity, member involvement, and church governance to create an institution with greater relevance to the social reality of a new generation.
Full Product Details
Author: Gerardo Marti ,
Gerardo Marti
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9780253203434
ISBN 10: 0253203430
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 26 October 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Engagingly and accessibly written, this excellent book deserves wide readership among everyone interested in US religion, ethnicity, organizations and urban culture. Choice Marti's insightful reflections on these issues at Mosaic will help observers of other groups as well. Nova Religio A very thoughtful, unique contribution [that] edges us forward in our understanding of the interethnic religious experience [that] will stimulate researchers ... to forge ahead in their quest to understand this important social phenomenon. Review of Religious Research Gerardo Marti... argues that racial and ethinic identities are fluid and negotiated and that interracial churches can successfully create a model of 'ethnic transcendence' in which a common identity as Christian transcends specific racial or ethnic identities. Peter W Marty, Senior Pastor, St Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport Iowa, host of the radio program Grace Matters , Christian Century , 1/13/09
Marti's insightful reflections on these issues at Mosaic will help observers of other groups as well. -Nova Religio A very thoughtful, unique contribution [that] edges us forward in our understanding of the interethnic religious experience [that] will stimulate researchers... to forge ahead in their quest to understand this important social phenomenon. -Review of Religious Research Gerardo Marti... argues that racial and ethinic identities are fluid and negotiated and that interracial churches can successfully create a model of 'ethnic transcendence' in which a common identity as Christian transcends specific racial or ethnic identities. -Peter W Marty, Senior Pastor, St Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport Iowa, host of the radio program Grace Matters , Christian Century, 1/13/09 Engagingly and accessibly written, this excellent book deserves wide readership among everyone interested in US religion, ethnicity, organizations and urban culture. -Choice
Author Information
Gerardo Marti is L. Richardson King Assistant Professor of Sociology at Davidson College and author of Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church.
