Title: Oxcart Catholicism on Fifth Avenue : the impact of the Puerto Rican migration upon the Archdiocese of New York /
Authors: Díaz-Stevens, Ana María, 1942-
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Catholic Church. History; Puerto Rican Catholics New York Region History; Puerto Ricans New York Region Religion.; Immigrants Religious life New York Region.; Puerto Rican Catholics New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area History; Puerto Ricans New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area Religion.; Immigrants Religious life New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area.; New York Region Church history.; New York Metropolitan Area Church history.
Contents: 1. "The Stone and the Pitcher: Gospel Reality vs. Institutional Self-Interest -- 2. Island within the Island: Faith and Institution in Puerto Rico -- 3. From Village Parishes to Cosmopolitan Archdiocese -- 4. The Missionary Impulse and the Basement Churches -- 5. The Intellectualization of an Experiment -- 6. Culture as a Sacrament: An Apostolate of Magical Realism -- 7. Deroutinization of the Church, Inc -- 8. The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome -- 9. Escape from Experimentation: Conciliar Reform as an Institutional Process.