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Margarita Mooney University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presentation given at

Margarita Mooney University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presentation given at Rice University October 18-19, 2009. Images of Religion and Immigration in U.S., Quebec and France. Cross-National Comparative and Ethnographic Research Design.

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  1. Margarita Mooney University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presentation given at Rice University October 18-19, 2009

  2. Images of Religion and Immigration in U.S., Quebec and France

  3. Cross-National Comparative and Ethnographic Research Design • National level: immigration policies and religion in the public sphere in US, France and Quebec (Canada) • Community level: interviews in Miami, Montreal and Paris with 1) Government leaders, 2) Haitian community leaders, 3) Catholic clergy and lay leaders • Individual level: 15 months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews at Haitian Catholic mission in each site

  4. Macro Level: Religion-State Relations Open Market for Religion and Generally Pro-Religious Society and Government Assertive Secularism: Religion and State are Competing Comprehensive Doctrines National Secularism: Placing Limits on Immigrants’ Religious Practices and Protecting National Identity

  5. Faith as Resilience “Jesus Came With Us On The Boat” Incarnation and Inculturation of the Faith “When you feel you are somebody, [that] you are important, you can move mountains, and that is faith.” Active Abandonment “We Should Give without Expecting to Receive in Return.” Turning Passive Recipients into Givers “Fight, life is not easy; don’t be afraid, Jesus is there.” Suffering as Redemptive

  6. “Jesus came with us on the boat” Incarnation and Inculturation of the Faith

  7. “When you feel you are somebody, [that] you are important, you can move mountains, and that is faith.” Active Abandonment

  8. “We should give without expecting to receive in return.” Transforming Passive Recipients into Givers

  9. “Fight, life is not easy; don’t be afraid, Jesus is there.” Suffering as Redemptive

  10. Religious Beliefs and Practices “Jesus Came With Us On The Boat” Incarnation and Inculturation of the Faith “When you feel you are somebody, [that] you are important, you can move mountains, and that is faith.” Active Abandonment “We Should Give without Expecting to Receive in Return.” Turning Passive Recipients into Givers “Fight, life is not easy; don’t be afraid, Jesus is there.” Suffering as Redemptive

  11. Mediating Institutions and Immigrant Assimilation Mediating institutions are necessary for successful immigrant assimilation because they: Bridge gaps between the poor and the state through advocacy and local social services Create meaning, moral order and resilience that empower the poor to pursue common interests Toussaint Center (Miami), Bureau of Haitian Christian Community (Montreal), Haiti Development (Paris) Similar missions but different outcomes due to variation in state response Close links between social service center and religious community builds trust

  12. Meso-Level: Haitians’ Mediating Institutions “The church is the only place people can trust.” “The State doesn’t pay any attention to our associations.” “The only reason churches would provide social services is if the state is absent.” Religion-State Consensual Differentiation Assertive Secularism Secular Nationalism

  13. Comparing Haitians’ Incorporation Outcomes

  14. Micro-Level: Haitian Incorporation Outcomes Enhanced socio-economic mobility and strong religious identity among Haitians due, in part, to cooperation between religious mediating institutions and the state Hindered socioeconomic mobility and strong religious identity creates a barrier to symbolic incorporation Blocked socioeconomic mobility among Haitians and strong religious identity clashes with secular culture

  15. Book Website: www.faithmakesuslive.com Blog: www.margaritamooney. blogspot.com My Homepage: www.margaritamooney.com

  16. Macro Level: Religion-State Relations

  17. Three Contexts

  18. New Research Questions on Religion and Migration from a Global Perspective • Global Level: Religious Institutions Across Borders • Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism • Cross-National Comparisons of Religion-State Interactions in the Public Square • Education, Hospitals, Military, and Prisons • Immigration Policy and Religious Diversity • Micro-Level: Religion, Resilience and the Life Course

  19. Margarita Mooney University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presentation given at Rice University October 18-19, 2009

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