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July 26, 2007
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We tend to speak about immigrants in terms of their political and economic impact. Our guest explores how religious and spiritual worldviews shape Latino cultures — and how they are reshaping North American religion and culture in fascinating ways.
Program Details
» Particulars ¦ an annotated guide to the radio program with readings, images, and links
» Resources
» Books + Music ¦ lists of recommended books and music from the program
» Krista's Journal
» Transcript
» Credits

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Image Details
A flier taped to a roadside shrine to St. Jude, the patron saint of the desperate, warns migrants to watch out for volunteers patrolling U.S./Mexico in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. Migrants pray at the shrine before starting their journey to the border fence, which is located about a mile across the desert from the shrine. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Behind-the-Scenes Audio
» Unheard Cuts
We can't include all of Krista's interview in an hour of radio. And, this week, we could only fit one of two interviews into the program. So, we're giving you a chance to download mp3s of both conversations in their entirety. Or, listen to smaller, digestible portions of Friedmann Marquardt's interview.

Featured Essays
» The Changing Contours of Religious Pluralism
Here, Andrea Althoff talks about the dynamic appeal of Charismatic and Pentecostal movements and notes that a large number of immigrants convert from their traditional faiths once they arrive in the U.S.

» Transnational Paradigms
A transcription of a speech by Marie Friedmann Marquardt. Here, she examines the complexity of religion in the Americas in light of globalization and transnationalism, and its impact on how we talk about these issues.

Voice on the Radio
Manuel Vasquez Manuel Vásquez
Vásquez is associate professor of religion at the University of Florida, and author of Globalizing the Sacred: Religion Across the Americas and Immigrant Faiths: Transforming Religious Life in America.

Voice on the Web
Marie Friedmann Marquardt Marie Friedmann Marquardt
Friedmann Marquardt is a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at Agnes Scott College and coauthor of Globalizing the Sacred: Religion Across the Americas.