Migrant Churches as Integration Vectors in Danish Society
ABSTRACT: In highly secular, largely ethnically homogeneous modern Denmark, migrant churches—defined as independent Christian religious congregations with services conducted in a language other than Danish—facilitate social engagement, networking, and cultural...
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ABSTRACT: In highly secular, largely ethnically homogeneous modern Denmark, migrant
churches—defined as independent Christian religious congregations with services conducted
in a language other than Danish—facilitate social engagement, networking, and cultural
fusion for newcomers to Denmark through the affirmation of multiculturalism and religious
diversity, thereby challenging the equation of integration with sameness that is common
in Scandinavia. Based on oral histories collected between 2015 and 2017 from a dozen
African Christian women in Copenhagen and Aarhus who are active members of three different
migrant churches, this article analyzes first-hand immigrant experiences with migrant
churches as vectors of integration and identity formation for newcomers to Denmark.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bf1c0d27fe3447681c2148a1178cb872023-06-08T19:56:41ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryScandinavian-Canadian Studies0823-17962816-51872018-12-012510.29173/scancan155Migrant Churches as Integration Vectors in Danish SocietyJulie K. Allen ABSTRACT: In highly secular, largely ethnically homogeneous modern Denmark, migrant churches—defined as independent Christian religious congregations with services conducted in a language other than Danish—facilitate social engagement, networking, and cultural fusion for newcomers to Denmark through the affirmation of multiculturalism and religious diversity, thereby challenging the equation of integration with sameness that is common in Scandinavia. Based on oral histories collected between 2015 and 2017 from a dozen African Christian women in Copenhagen and Aarhus who are active members of three different migrant churches, this article analyzes first-hand immigrant experiences with migrant churches as vectors of integration and identity formation for newcomers to Denmark. https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/155 |
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| title | Migrant Churches as Integration Vectors in Danish Society |
| title_full | Migrant Churches as Integration Vectors in Danish Society |
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