Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
The Latino ethnic/immigrant church plays a significant role in maintaining the ethnic identity of its congregants. Through the perspective of structuration theory, this qualitative analysis investigates how the activities of the church impact its members and how an individual might contribute to the cultural structure of the Latino church (i.e., duality of structure). Interviews of 25 pastors from Spanish-speaking congregations in both urban and rural settings in Oregon resulted in several themes including the initial planting of the church, the denominational structure, the emergence of a new multiethnic cultural identity, generational differences, and the influence of Spanish.
Recommended Citation
Originally published in Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 2, 91–107 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2015.1086811