Paul David Numrich
Biographic Data
| ID | 3890791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul David Numrich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul David |
| FAMILY NAME | Numrich |
| SIGNATURE | NUMRICH P D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sacred Assemblies and Civic Engagement
Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of America’s history. Currently, about 40 percent of the nation’s annual population growth comes from the influx of foreign-born individuals and their children. As these new voices enter America’s public conversations, they bring with them a new understanding of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to a society that ha…
The Faith Next Door
Religious diversity in the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades. How are Christians relating to their Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and other new religious neighbors? Using local examples, this book covers the gamut of Christian perspectives in a multireligious America, including debate over a new Hindu temple in town, an Episcopal church that has hosted a mosque since 1987, cooperative efforts between African American pastors an…
North American Buddhists in Social Context
This volume marks an important milestone in the growing literature on North American Buddhists—the first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on the topic. Chapters examine the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context, including group identity and status, religious practices, organizational structures, generational dynamics, relations with non-Buddhist groups and the larger so…
Buddhists, Hindus, And Sikhs In America
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individual people and how they actually live their religion, this informative book gives an overview of each religion's beliefs, a short history of immigration--and discrimination--for each group, and how immigrants have adapted their religious beliefs since th…
Two buddhisms further considered
Over the past century and a half, many observers have recognized a ‘two Buddhisms ’ dichotomy, framed in broad ethnic terms, that characterizes the Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a
Old Wisdom in the New World
How the Swans Came to Lake Michigan
An analysis of the social organization of Buddhist groups and networks in metropolitan Chicago sheds light on the social organization of Buddhism and other new religions in American cities generally. Following an overview of the history and geography of Buddhist Chicago, this essay examines the dynamics underlying the emergence of local Buddhist groups and networks under two main headings: religious identities and sociological factors. First, Bud…
Old Wisdom in the New World
Journal Article Old Wisdom in the New World, by Paul David Numrich. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996, XXIV + 181 pp. Get access Joseph B. Tamney Joseph B. Tamney Ball State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96–97, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712111 Published: 01 January 1997
Old wisdom in the New World
Focusing on two well-established institutions - one in Chicago, the other in Los Angeles - Old Wisdom in the New World is the first systematic examination of the growing presence of Theravada Buddhist temples in the United States. Paul David Numrich's socio-historical analysis highlights a number of classic Americanization themes of establishment, growth, and adaptation. These have surfaced, the author shows, in debates over the retention of Old …
How the Swans Came to Lake Michigan
An analysis of the social organization of Buddhist groups and networks in metropolitan Chicago sheds light on the social organization of Buddhism and other new religions in American cities generally. Following an overview of the history and geography of Buddhist Chicago, this essay examines the dynamics underlying the emergence of local Buddhist groups and networks under two main headings: religious identities and sociological factors. First, Bud…
Old wisdom in the New World
Focusing on two well-established institutions - one in Chicago, the other in Los Angeles - Old Wisdom in the New World is the first systematic examination of the growing presence of Theravada Buddhist temples in the United States. Paul David Numrich's socio-historical analysis highlights a number of classic Americanization themes of establishment, growth, and adaptation. These have surfaced, the author shows, in debates over the retention of Old …
Old Wisdom in the New World
Journal Article Old Wisdom in the New World, by Paul David Numrich. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996, XXIV + 181 pp. Get access Joseph B. Tamney Joseph B. Tamney Ball State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96–97, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712111 Published: 01 January 1997
Old Wisdom in the New World
How the Swans Came to Lake Michigan
An analysis of the social organization of Buddhist groups and networks in metropolitan Chicago sheds light on the social organization of Buddhism and other new religions in American cities generally. Following an overview of the history and geography of Buddhist Chicago, this essay examines the dynamics underlying the emergence of local Buddhist groups and networks under two main headings: religious identities and sociological factors. First, Bud…
Two buddhisms further considered
Over the past century and a half, many observers have recognized a ‘two Buddhisms ’ dichotomy, framed in broad ethnic terms, that characterizes the Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a
Buddhists, Hindus, And Sikhs In America
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individual people and how they actually live their religion, this informative book gives an overview of each religion's beliefs, a short history of immigration--and discrimination--for each group, and how immigrants have adapted their religious beliefs since th…
North American Buddhists in Social Context
This volume marks an important milestone in the growing literature on North American Buddhists—the first multi-author collection of social scientific scholarship on the topic. Chapters examine the current state of research and key aspects of Buddhist life and experience in social context, including group identity and status, religious practices, organizational structures, generational dynamics, relations with non-Buddhist groups and the larger so…
The Faith Next Door
Religious diversity in the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades. How are Christians relating to their Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and other new religious neighbors? Using local examples, this book covers the gamut of Christian perspectives in a multireligious America, including debate over a new Hindu temple in town, an Episcopal church that has hosted a mosque since 1987, cooperative efforts between African American pastors an…
Sacred Assemblies and Civic Engagement
Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of America’s history. Currently, about 40 percent of the nation’s annual population growth comes from the influx of foreign-born individuals and their children. As these new voices enter America’s public conversations, they bring with them a new understanding of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to a society that ha…
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Buddhism (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · History (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works)