Melkite Catholics in the United States

Maintaining traditions in new cultural situations is difficult for most religious organizations. The Melkites, Byzantine rite Catholics of Middle Eastern origin, are no exception. While it is estimated that there are 120,000 Melkites in the United States (IMCU 1986), there are fewer than 40 establis...

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Main Author: Macke, Beth A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 1993
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 413-420
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