Description: Living Devotions explores how a particular community
has creatively negotiated its religious bonds of connection in the
context of immigration. These matters cannot be studied in the
abstract. Religious practice is not something separate from the
economic, cultural, and psychological dimensions of life, but
rather something integral, which shapes and is being shaped by all
of these other realities. The author examines these dynamics
through an ethnographic case study of the living devotions of a
group of Italian Catholic immigrants to San Pedro, California. The
narrative describes how the group's historical experiences of
immigration and fishing find expression in their particular forms
of prayer, art, artifacts, and food. The healing and transformative
power of these shared religious practices is explored. As
contemporary theologians, pastors, and congregations seek to
welcome and care for immigrants and other strangers in a shifting
social landscape, we need ways to engage in care-full and attentive
relationships. The ethnographic method employed here suggests a way
to lift up the voices of ordinary people, allowing them to tell
their own stories, while piecing together emerging bits of
theological wisdom and compelling care practices. While the
particular insights of any community are situated and specific,
theological reflection in one context can animate a broader
discussion of transformative pastoral theology and practice.
Endorsements: ""Living Devotions describes a Catholic community in
San Pedro, California, in which a visual and material piety infuses
the activities of daily life. In this community, the sacred and the
mundane--praying and partying, catching fish and feeding
others--are easily integrated. In this engaging book, Moschella
considers critical questions and explores theological and
psychological conceptual frameworks that assist understanding
without allowing theory to overpower the voices of the people who
told her about their 'sacramental way of life.' Living Devotions is
a moving account of the beliefs, values, and practices that inform
and support their vibrant faith."" --Margaret R. Miles, Professor
of Historical Theology, Emerita, Graduate Theological Union ""This
is simply a wonderful book. Beautifully written, captivating in its
detail, wise in its analysis, pastoral in its sensitivity, Living
Devotions offers an illuminating 'ethnographic narrative' of an
Italian Catholic immigrant community 'told in a pastoral
theological voice.' For all those who hope to understand religion
as it is woven richly into life--religion scholars and
practitioners alike--this book is a must-read. It will equip
scholars to enter the world of lived beliefs while enhancing the
imagination of those in ministry."" --Bonnie Miller-McLemore,
Vanderbilt University Divinity School ""Living Devotions is one of
those rare books that will enliven the imaginations of students
even as it deepens the insights of scholars and practitioners.Used
as a textbook, this captivating portrayal of an Italian and
Sicilian Catholic immigrant community will engagingly illustrate
skilled ethnographic research and analysis for students and
teachers in many parts of the academy--especially history,
religious and theological studies, and psychology.At the same time,
in Living Devotions, Mary Moschella provides for scholars and
practitioners in many fields a stunning example of a truly
interdisciplinary work that illuminates the wonderfully complex
relatedness between history, religious practices, ethnic diversity
and particularity, immigration, and care for the human soul.""
--Kathleen J. Greider, Claremont Graduate University ""If you like
minestrone soup, you will enjoy this book. It is a rich mixture of
social history, astudy of the practices ofdevotional piety,
storytelling, and theological reflection--all done with respect and
a spirit of appreciative inquiry toward the good people of Mary
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