Transnational religious organization and practice : a contextual analysis of Kerala Pentecostal churches in Kuwait / by Stanley J. Valayil C. John.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

John, Stanley J. Valayil C., author.

Series:

Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies ; 1876-2247 volume 27.

Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies, 1876-2247 ; volume 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentecostal churches--Kuwait.

Pentecostal churches.

Pentecostal churches--India--Kerala.

Transnationalism.

Immigrants--Kuwait.

Immigrants.

East Indians--Kuwait.

East Indians.

India--Kerala.

Kuwait.

Physical Description:

227 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

In 'Transnational Religious Organization and Practice' Stanley John provides the first in-depth analysis of a migrant Christian community in the Arabian Gulf. The book explores how Kerala (South India) Pentecostal churches in Kuwait organize and practice their Christian faith, given the status of their congregants as temporary economic migrants and noting that the transient status heightens their transnational orientation toward their homeland in India. 0The research follows a twofold agenda: first, examining the unique sociopolitical and migrational context within which the KPCs function, and second, analyzing the transnational character and structural patterns that have emerged in this context. The ethnographic research identifies and analyzes the emerging structures and practices of the KPCs through three lenses: networks, agents, and mission. This study concludes with a proposal for an interdisciplinary theoretical framework to be employed in the study of transnational religious communities.

Contents:

Diaspora Pentecostal churches in an era of world Christianity

The context of Kerala Pentecostal churches in Kuwait

Demographic analysis of transnational fields

Conceptualizing temporary economic migration

The history of Christianity in the transnational fields

Transnational religious organization and practice

Transnational ecclesial networks

Transnational ecclesial agents

Transnational practice of faith: mission of the church

Kerala Pentecostal churches in mission.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-222) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: John, Stanley J. Valayil C. Transnational religious organization and practice.

ISBN:

9789004355866

9004355863

OCLC:

1011117861