Welcoming Strangers: Protestant Churches’ Involvement in Refugee Resettlement in the United States
Providing shelters and other aid for refugees is one of the core Christian principles, but there exists a great divide in Protestant churches’ response to the refugee crisis. This study examines what contributes to the divide, focusing on how various congregational characteristics relate to churches...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 388-405 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Protestant congregation
/ Refugee aid
/ Conservatism
/ Educational level
/ Children of immigrants
/ History 2018-2019
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church NCC Social ethics RB Church office; congregation RK Charity work TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Protestant Church
B Empathy B divide B political conservatism B refugee resettlement |
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| Summary: | Providing shelters and other aid for refugees is one of the core Christian principles, but there exists a great divide in Protestant churches’ response to the refugee crisis. This study examines what contributes to the divide, focusing on how various congregational characteristics relate to churches’ interests and involvement in refugee resettlement. The analysis of the 2018–2019 National Congregations Study data reveals that political conservatism within a church is linked to the disinterest in refugee resettlement. The results also show that churches with more members who have a bachelor's degree and churches participating in international humanitarian works are more likely to have discussions on refugee resettlement. In terms of direct involvement in helping refugees, congregational members’ migration experiences seem to make a significant difference. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12900 |