The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-catholicism in Houston

by RobertoR.Trevino (Author)

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  2006

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  Employing church records, newspapers, family letters, mementos, and oral histories, the author reconstructs the history of several Mexican American parishes in Houston. He demonstrates how Mexican Americans' religious faith helped to mold and preserve their identity, structured family and community relationships as well as institutions.