Strangers in a Foreign Land - The Organizing of Catholic Latinos in the United States

The Roman Catholic Church and the U.S. labor movement are missing an opportunity to work together to promote the well-being of Latino immigrants, the majority of whom are Catholic. The relationship between the Church and labor has stagnated because the U.S. labor movement (not unlike the Democrat Party) is taking political and social positions on abortion, same sex marriage, and school vouchers that are inimical to Catholic thinking despite the fact that the Church and Latinos immigrants are culturally conservative. Strangers in a Foriegn Land: The Organizing of Catholic Latinos in the U.S. argues that labor groups would enjoy a better relationship with a natural institutional ally by taking no position on these culture war positions. Author George Schultze also takes the position that the Catholic Church should should be taking steps to promote worker-owned cooperatives in the Mondrag-n Cooperative Corporation tradition, which recognizes the beneficial role of free market economies.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Aliens No More Chapter 2 Catholicism and Worklife Chapter 3 U.S. Labor History and Catholic Participation Chapter 4 World War I Social Reconstruction Chapter 5 U.S. Labor 1940s to 2000 Catholic Labor Schools, Business Unionism, the UFW Chapter 6 A Swing to the Cultural Left Leaves the Catholic Church on the Side Lines Chapter 7 A Need for Change

About the author

Reverend George E. Schultze, SJ is Spiritual Director, Field Education Director, and Lecturer in Social Ethics at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

Product details

• Authors: George E Schultze, George E. Schultze, Schultze George E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2007
• EAN: 9780739117460
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1746-0
• No. of pages: 175
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, United States of America, USA, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities