Believers in the Universal Church

Naomi van der Meer

Processes of self-identification among Catholic immigrants of African descent in the Dutch religious landscape

ISBN 978-3-643-90051-7
Band-Nr. 48
Jahr 2010
Seiten 312
Bindung broschiert
Reihe Nijmegen Studies in Development and Cultural Change (NICCOS)

ab 24,90 

Beschreibung

Since the late 1980’s the major cities in the Netherlands are home to a growing number of Christian congregations, founded in particular by Africans. This study investigates whether, for African Catholics in the Netherlands, religion contributes to their segregation, integration or assimilation. It contains a comparative case study of the experiences, patterns of affiliation, identity discourse, and social relationships encountered among African Catholics in three faith communities: a Dutch, an international, and an African parish respectively.