Blessing la política

Carlos Vargas-Ramos

In the United States, there is a belief that Latin Americans are less likely to become politically involved given their largely Catholic faith. However, Catholicism does not affect negatively the political behavior of Latinos, but rather tends to promote their political engagement. The political mobilization of Latinos and Latinas is well underway, and this movement's tremendous energy is being transmitted through its churches. Blessing La Politica: The Latino Religious Experience and Political Engagement in the United States presents a corrective challenge to the authoritative conclusion by the book Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics that Latinos are less likely to become involved in politics because of the predominant Catholic beliefs of this demographic. Through comprehensive analysis of the political tendencies of Latinos and Latinas of faith, the findings...