El crecimiento explosivo y la expansion rapida de la poblacion Hispana estan transformado el panorama social, economico y religioso de America. Los Hispanos son el grupo minoritario mas grande en America y se pronostica que llegaran a ser una cuarta parte de la poblicion Americana para el ano 2050. De acuerdo con las cifras mas recientes del censo, "La poblacion Hispana ha pasado los 42 millones y ha constituido la mitad del crecimiento de la poblacion desde el ano 2000 aunentando su presencia mas rapidamente que en la decada pasada." Este libro analiza estas realidades y explora las implicaciones para guiar a los Hispanos a tener una experiencia personal de salvacion en Cristo, establecer entre ellos iglesias biblicas, relevantes y reproductivas, y capacitar a estas iglesias para que experimenten crecimiento saludable y tengan ministerios eficaces en sus comunidades y cumplan la Gran Comision al enviar misioneros Hispanos a partes muy estrategicas del mundo.

One of two book projects to come out of the Hispanic Churches in America Public Life project (HCAPL), this project seeks to examine the impact of religion on political and civic engagement in the Latino community. This volume presents sixteen new essays addressing important issues, personalities, and movements in Latino religions in America. The authors' purpose is to overthrow the longstanding stereotype that Latinos are politically passive and that their churches have supported the status quo, failing to engage in or support the struggle for civil rights and social justice. Individual essays explore such varied topics as "The Mysticism and Social Action of Cesar Chavez," "The Challenges of Being Latina, Catholic, and Feminist," "Hispanic Churches in Faith-Based Community Organizing," and "The Mexican American Cultural Center and the Politics of Cultural Empowerment."

This volume presents sixteen new essays addressing important issues, personalities, and movements in Latino religions in America. The authors' purpose is to overthrow the longstanding stereotype that Latinos are politically passive and that their churches have supported the status quo, failing to engage in or support that struggle for civil rights and social justice. Individual essays explore such varied topics as "The Mysticism and Social Action of Cesar Chavez," "The Challenges of Being Latina, Catholic, and Feminist," "Hispanic Churches in Faith-Based Community Organizing," and "The Mexican American Cultural Center and the Politics of Cultural Empowerment." The first anthology of its kind, the book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide range of disciplines, as well as serving as an introductory or supplemental text for courses in religion, politics, and Latino/Chicano studies.