Golden States of Grace

Golden States of Grace by Rick Nahmias

Taking California as a window into the diversity of religion in America, Golden States of Grace documents marginalized communities at prayer in their own faith traditions. The collection is thoroughly interfaith, introducing us to the nation's only halfway house for addicts self-identified as Jewish, a transsexual gospel choir, a Buddhist community in San Quentin, a Mormon congregation organized by the deaf for the deaf, Latina sex workers worshipping the female folk deity Santísima Muerte, and more. Depictions of conventional middle-class religion are widely visible in the media, but the American public rarely sees the sacred worlds of society's marginalized: the outcasts, the fallen, those that have been labeled "other"--ironically, those whom religion aims to serve. The poignant stories Nahmias has gathered here cross numerous boundaries and ask difficult questions few outsiders have been willing to pose.

Nahmias, Rick: - Rick Nahmias is a documentary photographer, writer, and filmmaker whose work has been shown across the United States, Europe, and Asia. His photographs are part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian and reside in several private and public collections across the country.

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ISBN 13	9780826346773
ISBN 10	0826346774
Title	Golden States of Grace
Author	Rick Nahmias
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
Year published	2010-11-30
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Winner of New Mexico Book Awards (Religion/Spirituality) 2012, Winner of New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (Religion/Spirituality) 2012
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