Revitalising Rural Areas: Churches as Cultural Hubs for Youth Engagement and Spatial Transformation

Young adults in rural areas face infrastructural deficits in mobility, culture, and social spaces, leading to the rise of self-organised initiatives that compensate for these gaps through voluntary engagement. Churches, as publicly accessible spaces, are increasingly repurposed as cultural venues, y...

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Главный автор: Rammelmeier, Maria 1989- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2025
В: Rural theology
Год: 2025, Том: 23, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 126-142
Другие ключевые слова:B Networks
B Volunteer
B Rural church
B cultural engagement
B third place
B Rural Area
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