| Of Borders and Margins: Hispanic Disciples in Texas, 1888-1945 Contributor(s): Machado, Daisy L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195152239 ISBN-13: 9780195152234 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $73.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has an uneasy relationship with its Hispanic constituency. Machado probes the history of this tension by examining the Disciples' interaction with Hispanics in Texas around the turn of the 20th century. The Church's inability to develop significant ties with Hispanics resulted in the creation of a small church that exists on both the geographical and denominational margins of the Christian Church. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Baptist - Religion | Christianity - History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 286.676 |
| LCCN: 2002025817 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.36" W x 9.3" (0.85 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has an uneasy relationship with its Hispanic constituency. Machado probes the history of this tension by examining the Disciples' interaction with Hispanics in Texas around the turn of the 20th century. The Church's inability to develop significant ties with Hispanics resulted in the creation of a small church that exists on both the geographical and denominational margins of the Christian Church. |