Transnational Christianity and Converging Identities

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

منو

" Transnational Christianity and Converging Identities "
Deanna Ferree Womack

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1077560
Doc. No	:	LA121189
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15733831-12341403‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Deanna Ferree Womack
Title & Author	:	Transnational Christianity and Converging Identities [Article]\ Deanna Ferree Womack
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Mission Studies
Date	:	2015
Volume/ Issue Number	:	32/2
Page No	:	250–270
Abstract	:	This study of Arabic speaking Protestant churches in New Jersey adds to the limited amount of existing scholarship on Arab American Protestantism and aims to make Arab Christianity a topic of discussion within studies of world Christianity and mission. After considering the historical and demographical data on Arabic speaking churches in the United States, it examines the ecology and culture of five Arabic Protestant churches in New Jersey and identifies key factors in individual and congregational identity formation. The study recognizes the converging identities and multiple reference points for first and second generation Arab Protestant immigrants in America and the challenges and opportunities their congregations face in facilitating members’ transition experiences. This study of Arabic speaking Protestant churches in New Jersey adds to the limited amount of existing scholarship on Arab American Protestantism and aims to make Arab Christianity a topic of discussion within studies of world Christianity and mission. After considering the historical and demographical data on Arabic speaking churches in the United States, it examines the ecology and culture of five Arabic Protestant churches in New Jersey and identifies key factors in individual and congregational identity formation. The study recognizes the converging identities and multiple reference points for first and second generation Arab Protestant immigrants in America and the challenges and opportunities their congregations face in facilitating members’ transition experiences.
Descriptor	:	Arab Americans
Descriptor	:	Arabic Church
Descriptor	:	Egyptian Protestants
Descriptor	:	immigrant Christianity
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15733831-12341403‬