Blessed with Tourists: The Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio

More than a million tourists visit religious landmarks in San Antonio, Texas, each year, observing and sometimes participating in religious activities there. The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park — managed by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Catholic Church — is one of hundreds of religious places in America and around the world where tourists have become a familiar presence. In Blessed with Tourists, Thomas S. Bremer explores the intersection of tourism and co...