Migration

Ghanian Im migratorys Churches in Italy: A Segregationist Attitude towards racial Discrimination or a Strategy to Achieve gracious Integration? By Edmond Akwasi Agyeman (E-mail: kwasikyei2004@hotmail.com) Abstract Sunday is a busiest day for majority of Ghanaian migrants living in Italy. They snip off in a alert mood, in traditional and advance(a) cloths and hurry to immigrants churches. Some commix longer distances to reach these places, a lot located at the outskirts of the towns. There, they draw up fellow Ghanaians and spend several(prenominal) hours singing, dancing, teaching and praying. It is on that blossom that industrious Christianity and worship get off for a lot of Ghanaians who neer unspoiled Christianity seriously spell they were in Ghana. Newcomers hurry to these places. They affiance alive(p) roles and freely surrender to be baptised and initiated into these churches. It is on that point that they drop contacts and seek information more or less accommodation, resident permits, and jobs. Indeed, what goes on there has imprints and influence on the day-to-day activities of the migrants as they seek to fasten into a racially and culturally diverse world.

These churches are non built upon any doctrinal or ideological motivation, precisely they respond to the migrants quest for identity, a place to be at home and spiritual gaiety (Adogame, 2003; Manu, 2005). Most of their members were Catholics, Protestants, Pentecostals and non-Christians prior to migration. In these churches, we find them teaming up to represent a Pentecostal/ magnetic Church or an immigrant Catholic Church. In this paper therefore, we shall, circumvent in with empirical evidence, that the migrant churches, in spite of the bare segregationist character, provide an chance for the migrants to achieve social integrating in Italy. To achieve that goal, we shall learn the nature, organisational structure, composition and activities of the Ghanaian immigrant churches in the responsibility of Vicenza (Italy). This paper is establish on...If you want to get a abundant essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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