This page does not offer a comprehensive
bibliography on U.S. Hispanic/Latino youth. However, the books listed
below offer valuable insights, and a good starting point,
for anyone interested in knowing more about the history, culture,
religious expressions, and pastoral needs of young Hispanics.
Most of the books can be purchased from Amazon.com using the link supplied;
in other cases a link to the publisher is provided. The books are grouped
together in the following sections:
Pastoral Challenges for a New Age: Helping young people and adults
to understand and meet the challenges to faith in a changing world,
by George Boran, CSSP, 177 pages, 1999.
A Story of Suffering and Hope: Lessons from Latino Youth,
by Eileen McNerney, CSJ, 150 pages, 2005.
City Lights: Ministry Essentials for Reaching Urban Youth,
edited by Scott Larson and Karen Free, 175 pages, 2003.
The Southeast Pastoral Institute (SEPI)
resells pastoral
resources from all over Latin America. On page 50 of their
"Catálogo de Libros" you will find this important
book describing the history and elements of
pastoral juvenil.
Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry,
by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 60 pages, 1997. Also available
in Spanish under the title Renovemos La Visión.
Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults,
by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 59 pages, 1997. Also available
in Spanish under the title Hijos e Hijas de la Luz.
Americanos: Latino Life in the United States,
by Carlos Fuentes, Edward James Olmos, and Lea Ybarra, 176 pages, 1999.
Making Invisible Latino Adolescents Visible: A Critical Approach to Latino Diversity,
edited by Martha Montero-Sieburth and Francisco Villarruel, 352 pages, 1999.
Ethnicities: Children of Immigrants in America,
edited by Rubén G. Rumbaut and Alejandro Portes, 334 pages, 2001.
Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation,
by Alejandro Pores and Rubén G. Rumbaut, 406 pages, 2001.
Children of Immigration,
by Carola and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, 206 pages, 2001.
Latinos: Remaking America,
edited by Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Mariela M. Páez, 490 pages, 2002.
Transformations: Migration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents,
by Carola and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, 266 pages, 1995.
Marketing to American Latinos: A Guide to the In-Culture Approach,
by M. Isabel Valdés, 350 pages, 2002.
Demographic and socioreligious analysis
Introduction to the U.S. Latina and Latino Religious Experience,
edited by Hector Avalos, 322 pages, 2004.
Recognizing the Latino Resurgence in U.S. Religion: The Emmaus Paradigm,
by Ana María Díaz-Stevens and Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, 272 pages, 1998.
Hispanic Catholic Culture in the U.S.: Issues and Concerns, edited
by Jay P. Dolan and Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., 457 pages, 1994. Contains the chapter "Latino youth and the
Church," by Ana María Díaz-Stevens.
Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice,
by Dean R. Hoge, William D. Dinges, Mary Johnson, SNDdeN, and Juan L. Gonzales, Jr., 288 pages 2001.
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers,
by Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton, 346 pages, 2005.
Old Masks, New Faces: Religion and Latino Identities,
edited by Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo and Gilbert R. Cadena, 196 pages, 1995.
The Hispanic Catholic in the United States: A Socio-cultural and Religious Profile,
by Roberto O. González, OFM, and Michael J. LaVelle, 230 pages, 1985.
Earthing the Gospel: An Inculturation Handbook for the Pastoral Worker,
by Gerald A. Arbuckle, SM, 236 pages, 1990.
Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives, Fifth Edition,
edited by James A. Banks and Cherry A. McGee Banks, 512 pages, 2004.
One Church, Many Cultures: The Challenge of Diversity,
by Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, SJ, 208 pages, 1987.
Inclusion: Making Room for Grace,
by Eric H. F. Law, 130 pages, 2000.
An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community, Fourth Edition,
by Fred E. Jandt, 499 pages, 2004.
Working with Latino Youth: Culture, Development, and Context,
by Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Luis A. Vargas, 256 pages, 1999.
Many Faces, One Church: Cultural Diversity and the American Catholic Experience,
edited by Peter C. Phan and Diana Hayes, 147 pages, 2005.
Counseling Latinos and La Familia: A Practical Guide,
by Azara L. Santiago-Rivera, Patricia Arredondo, and Maritza Gallardo-Cooper, 232 pages, 2002.
Con Respeto: Bridging the Distance Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools, An Ethnographic Portrait,
by Guadalupe Valdés, 237 pages, 1996.
Multicultural Religious Education,
edited by Barbara Wilkerson, 432 pages, 1997.
U.S. Hispanic/Latino ministry
El Cuerpo de Cristo: The Hispanic Presence in the U.S. Catholic Church,
edited by Peter Casarella and Raul Gómez, 334 pages, 1998.
Latino Churches: Faith, Family, and Ethnicity in the Second Generation,
by Ken R. Crane, 225 pages, 2003.
Parish Ministry in a Hispanic Community,
by Charles W. Dahm, OP, 296 pages, 2004.
Bridging Boundaries: The Pastoral Care of U.S. Hispanics, edited
by Kenneth G. Davis and Yolanda Tarango, 144 pages, 2000. Contains the chapter "Hispanic Catholic Youth in the
United States," by George Boran, CSSP.
The Second Wave: Hispanic Ministry and the Evangelization of Cultures,
by Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, 191 pages, 1989.
Perspectivas: Hispanic Ministry,
edited by Allan Figueroa Deck, Yolanda Tarango, and Timothy M. Matovina, 152 pages, 1995.
Faith Formation and Popular Religion: Lessons from the Tejano Experience,
by Anita De Luna, MCDP, 207 pages, 2002.
Visión Profética / Prophetic Vision: Pastoral Reflections on the National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry,
edited by Soledad Galerón, Rosa María Icaza, and Rosendo Urrabazo, 360 pages, 1992.
Camino a Emaús: Compartiendo el Ministerio de Jesús,
edited by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Timothy Matovina, and Nina M. Torres-Vidal, 105 pages, 2002.
Beyond Borders: Writings of Virgilio Elizondo and Friends,
edited by Timothy Matovina, 308 pages, 2000.
Horizons of the Sacred: Mexican Traditions in U.S. Catholicism,
edited by Timothy Matovina and Gary Riebe-Estrella, 189 pages, 2002.
Dialogue Rejoined: Theology and Ministry in the United States Hispanic Reality,
edited by Ana María Pineda and Robert Schreiter.
Hispanic Ministry: Three Major Documents,
by the USCCB Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs. Bilingual edition, including The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and Commitment (1983);
The National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry (1987); and Prophetic Voices (1986)
