From Migrants to Missionaries

Christians of African Origin in Germany

von Benjamin Simon

270 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The denominational plurality in continental Europe keeps growing. The churches of African origin are of increasing number. Seeking for a new identity in their new home, the concept of Diaspora and the question for legal issues get important for their identity. To what extent is their identity determined rather by seclusion or openness? Are the churches missionizing amongst Germans and are there ecumenical relations? What are the characteristics of such a new identity? How does it develop? By analyzing three different types of churches of African origin in the German context, especially by examining their sermons, the author demonstrates how those churches develop in a missionary direction and how they can become ecumenical partners.

• Reihe: Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums / Etudes d’histoire interculturelle du christianisme / Studies in the Intercultural History of Christianity
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten
• ISBN: 9783631598429
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.02.2010
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften