TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wild-Wood,Emma
TI  - Migration and Christian identity in Congo (DRC)
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2008
SN  - 9789047443049
AV  - BV639.I4 W55 2008
U1  - 261.8/36 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Anglikanische Kirche
KW  - swd
KW  - Migration
KW  - Anglican Communion
KW  - Congo (Democratic Republic)
KW  - Church work with immigrants
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Identification (Religion)
KW  - Kongo <Demokratische Republik>
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index; Preliminary Material; Wild-Wood --; Chapter One. Of Roots And Routes: An Introduction; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Two. "Their Own Church:" L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo, 1896–1960; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Three. Being At Home In A New Place: Eac Growth Through Rural-Urban Migration; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Four. Returning Home To A Strange Land: Eac Growth Through Trans-Border Migration; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Five. Contesting Unity And Order: Inter-Church Conflict; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Six. Homeless And Free For The Gospel: Revivalists In The Eac; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Seven. Weak Vessels Or Church Foundations? Women In The Eac; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Eight. "Young People, Keep Your Faith:" Youth, Spirit And Contemporary Christian Expression; Wild-Wood --; Chapter Nine. Migrant Anglican Identity In Congo; Wild-Wood --; Bibliography; Wild-Wood --; Index; Wild-Wood; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Christianity and migration have greatly influenced society and culture of sub-Saharan Africa, yet their mutual impact is rarely studied. Through oral history research in north eastern Congo (DRC), this book studies the migration of Anglicans and the subsequent reconfiguring of their Christian identity. It engages with issues of religious contextualisation, revivalism and the rise of Pentecostalism. It examines shifting ethnic, national, gender and generational expressions, the influence of tradition, contemporanity, local needs and international networks to reveal mobile group identities developing through migration. Borrowing the metaphor of 'home' from those interviewed, the book suggests in what ways religious affiliation aids a process of belonging. The result is an original exploration of important themes in an often neglected region of Africa
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004164642.i-235
ER  -