TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benjamin Simon
PY  - 2010
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783653003406
TI  - From Migrants to Missionaries
T2  - Christians of African Origin in Germany
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-00340-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1054310
N2  - 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.
KW  - Contextuality, Ecumenic Existence, Diaspora
LA  - English
ER  -