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Author Manglos-Weber, Nicolette D., 1983- author.

Title Joining the choir : religious memberships and social trust among transnational Ghanaians / Nicolette D. Manglos-Weber
Published New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 228 pages)
Contents The setting : migration, social trust, and religion -- The sources of risk : inequality, the racial order, and group competition -- The draw of religion : accessibility, portability and promise -- The culture of connection : practices and principles -- The shape of identity : visions, revisions and negotiations -- The nature of faith : between believing and belonging
Summary In this book, Nicolette D. Manglos-Weber takes a deeply personal look at the lives of a few central characters in Accra, Ghana and Chicago, Illinois, examining what religious membership means for them as Christians, transmational Ghanaians, and aspirational migrants. Their stories highlight the continuing role of religion as a portable basis of trust in the modern world, where more people live between nations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 19, 2018)
Subject Christianity -- Ghana
Ghanaian Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Religion
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Christianity
Ghana
Illinois -- Chicago
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018002107
ISBN 9780190841058
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