2018
DOI: 10.1007/s41603-018-0045-6
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Latina/o Conversion and Miracle-Seeking at a Buddhist Temple

Abstract: The growing diversification of the US Latino religious' experiences calls for scholarly attention beyond Protestant or Catholic categories. This study begins to answer this call. Using interview data with 26 Latinos collected over 2 years of observation at the True Lama Meditation Center (TLMC) in Houston, Texas, we describe how Latinos who convert to Buddhism or actively attend the temple while also continuing to attend Christian services (both Catholic and Protestant) see themselves and understand their reli… Show more

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“…Yet other Latinos sidestep these tensions by retaining a Catholic identity while attending Protestant church-a seemingly paradoxical dynamic. Such an ironic religiosity has been similarly documented among Latino Buddhists (Cherry, Budak, & Ramos, 2018). We also know that Lutheran and Episcopalian churches with large Latino immigrant populations have adopted some obviously Latin American Catholic iconography, like that of the Virgen de Guadalupe, in order to make visitors and members from Catholic background more comfortable (Marquardt, 2005;Mulder et al, 2017).…”
Section: Reasons For Conversion Among Latino Protestantsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Yet other Latinos sidestep these tensions by retaining a Catholic identity while attending Protestant church-a seemingly paradoxical dynamic. Such an ironic religiosity has been similarly documented among Latino Buddhists (Cherry, Budak, & Ramos, 2018). We also know that Lutheran and Episcopalian churches with large Latino immigrant populations have adopted some obviously Latin American Catholic iconography, like that of the Virgen de Guadalupe, in order to make visitors and members from Catholic background more comfortable (Marquardt, 2005;Mulder et al, 2017).…”
Section: Reasons For Conversion Among Latino Protestantsmentioning
confidence: 89%