RELIGION AND THE IMMIGRANT: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF RELIGION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS OF LUTHERAN ORIGIN IN KENYA

In the making of a new home, immigrants have always wanted to settle with people that share similar religious beliefs, given that religion is the only common point that offers universality contrary to culture and other social factors that are subject to change in respect with the surrounding. Given...

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Auteur principal: Otiso, Richard Ondicho (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: AJPO 2020
Dans: European journal of philosophy, culture and religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 4, Numéro: 1, Pages: 24-37
Sujets non-standardisés:B International migration
B structural adaptation
B Religion
B Lutheran Christianity
B Ethnicity and culture
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Résumé:In the making of a new home, immigrants have always wanted to settle with people that share similar religious beliefs, given that religion is the only common point that offers universality contrary to culture and other social factors that are subject to change in respect with the surrounding. Given the increase in the global population statistics of the Lutheran church, this article presented a case study of the lives and activities of immigrants of Lutheran origin in Kenya. Based on the existing literature, factors like the religiosity, culture and language of the host community will be analyzed. Moreover, the major finding of this study identifies that the separation between immigrants and locals is based on the fact that there is lack of a common language between the two parties. Emphasis was put on language as the biggest unifying factor. A realization of the factors that hinder integration of immigrants into the host society as explained in this article will aid in the formulation of new policies by the Lutheran church of Kenya and as well go a long way in resolving the existing barriers to immigrant integration
ISSN:2520-4696
Contient:Enthalten in: European journal of philosophy, culture and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.47672/ejpcr.490