As one of the first immigration studies to focus on the role of religion, this timely volume will interest scholars and students in a range of disciplines as well as anyone concerned about the future of our society. Few issues are more compelling to contemporary American society than the emerging religious and social diversity represented by new immigrant populations. Foley and Hoge tackle the important question of whether recent immigrants are being effectively incorporated into American civil society through their religious institutions. They show that religious institutions both facilitate and constrain immigrant adaptation and offer a persuasive and nuanced 'institutional' perspective on these religious and social changes.