Title Migration and Christian identity in Congo (DRC) / by Emma Wild-Wood.

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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Description	1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series	Studies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; v. 35
	Studies on religion in Africa ; 35.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
Contents	Of roots and routes : an introduction -- "Their own church" : l'Eglise Anglicane du Congo, 1896-1960 -- Being at home in a new place : EAC growth through rural-urban migration -- Returning home to a strange land : EAC growth through trans-border migration -- Contesting unity and order : inter-church conflict -- Homeless and free for the gospel : revivalists in the EAC -- Weak vessels or church foundations? : women in the EAC -- "Young people, keep your faith" : youth, spirit, and contemporary Christian expression -- Migrant Anglican identity in Congo.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	Through oral history research in north eastern Congo, 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 also demonstrates how religious affiliation aids a sense of belonging.
Subject	Anglikanische Kirche der Provinz Demokratische Republik Kongo. (DE-588)7649093-2
	Church work with immigrants -- Anglican Communion.
	Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Anglican Communion.
	Identification (Religion)
	Anglican Communion -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
	Religion.
	RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
	RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
	Anglikanische Kirche.
	Migration.
	Kongo <Demokratische Republik>.
	Christentum. (DE-588)4010074-1
	Migration. (DE-588)4120730-0
	Religiöse Identität. (DE-588)4354651-1
	Congo (Democratic Republic). (DE-588)4067357-1
Other Form:	Print version: Wild-Wood, Emma. Migration and Christian identity in Congo (DRC). Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 9789004164642 (DLC) 2008025430 (OCoLC)228369924
Standard No.	10.1163/ej.9789004164642.i-235 doi
ISBN	9789047443049 (electronic bk.)
	9047443047 (electronic bk.)

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