Religion, Migration and Identity

Frederiks, Martha; Nagy, Dorottya

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“…It is now a well-established fact that religion, as an institution and a system of creating meaning, plays a key role in the reception and integration of immigration, both for immigrants and natives (Foner and Alba 2008;Alba et al 2009;Connor 2010;McDaniel et al 2011;Frederiks and Nagy 2016). In this respect, contemporary theologians and scholars of theology have suggested theologies that encourage integration and champion openness to immigration on religious grounds.…”

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A Dialogic Theology of Migration: Martin Buber and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Maor

2023

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Martin Buber (1878–1965) and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888–1973) were influential theologians and intellectuals known for their heterodox theologies and for their visions of a society based on dialogue. Both experienced migration. Buber emigrated during his teens from Vienna to Galicia, then, after his marriage, from Vienna to Germany, and finally from Germany to Palestine in 1938. Rosenstock-Huessy, a Christian theologian of Jewish origin, fled Germany in the wake of the Nazi rise to power in 1933. Independently and in different contexts, these thinkers employed their theologies in the 1930s and 1940s, advocating for immigration against the prevailing ideas of nativism and developing an (embryonic) theory and praxis of dialogic integration. Both sought to replace the popular totalistic and intolerant melting-pot ideology. This essay explores Buber’s and Rosenstock-Huessy’s approaches to immigration and its reception, the influence of their immigration experiences, and the relation to their approaches to other aspects of their thought. It explores the nativist theological approaches they opposed and the anti-nativism that might have inspired them. Finally, this essay examines the novelty of their approaches; while their theological advocacy of immigration was unique only in their times, their dialogical approach to integration stands out, even with regard to the contemporary multicultural approach, due to its theological edge.

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A Dialogic Theology of Migration: Martin Buber and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Maor

2023

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“…Adherence to religion may change as a consequence of migration [ 17 , 18 ]. In times of separation migrants may rediscover their religion in which religious communities have abilities to offer support and intimacy.…”

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“…In times of separation migrants may rediscover their religion in which religious communities have abilities to offer support and intimacy. Or, in secular countries, migrants can experience change in religious behaviors or even complete religious alienation [ 17 , 18 ], which may be attributed to prioritisation of other activities such as work or getting familiar with the new culture. So far, the role of religion in CVD risk among African migrants living in a European context is unknown.…”

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“…The theoretical framework in Figure 1 is partly based on two previously published models [ 19 , 20 ] and shows potential pathways between religion and CVD risk. As such, migration can influence one’s religious practices as religious alienation may be experienced by migrants in secular countries or religious communities may provide support in times of separation [ 17 , 18 ]. Practising religion can influence one’s social support network and behavioral self-regulation leading to particular health behaviors.…”

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Association between Practising Religion and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Ghanaian Non-Migrants and Migrants in Europe: The RODAM Study

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Boateng

Meeks

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(1) Background: Sub-Saharan African migrants residing in high-income countries are more affected by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and associated risk factors than host populations for unclear reasons. The aim was to explore the associations of religion and religious affiliations with CVD risk among Ghanaian non-migrants and migrants in Europe. (2) Methods: The 10-year CVD risk was estimated using pooled cohort equations for 3004 participants from the cross-sectional Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) study. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess associations between religion and elevated CVD risk (score ≥ 7.5) with adjustment for covariates. (3) Results: Religious men in Europe had a lower 10-year CVD risk compared with non-religious men (adjusted OR 0.51; 95% confidence interval 0.30–0.85), specifically men affiliated with Seventh-Day Adventism (0.24; 0.11–0.53) followed by other affiliations (0.32; 0.11–0.94) and Roman Catholicism (0.42; 0.21–0.86). The opposite was found in Ghana, with religious women having higher odds for elevated 10-year CVD risk (1.53; 1.02–2.30) compared with their non-religious counterparts, specifically women affiliated with Reformed Christianity (1.73; 1.03–2.90) and other denominations (2.81; 1.20–6.54). Associations were not significant for men in Ghana and women in Europe. Adjustments for social support, stress, and health behaviors did not meaningfully alter the associations. (4) Conclusions: Christian religious Ghanaian men living in Europe seem to have lower CVD risk compared with their non-religious counterparts, while Christian religious women in Ghana appear to have increased CVD risk. Further unravelling the contributing factors and the differences between sex and environmental settings is needed.

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“…Smith (1978),Stepick (2005), Schreiter (2009),Frederiks (2016),Irvin (2014), Phan (2014). 2 Ravenstein (1889)Lee (1966), Petersen, (1958,Stouffer (1940).…”

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Globalization and Migration From the Perspective of Ethnosymbolist and Civic Nationalism.

YAMAN

KARTAL

2022

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Nationalist ideology, which emerged in the 18th century and profoundly influenced the 19th, occupies a significant position in human affairs and the concept of the nation-state, despite its contradictions and multidimensional structure. As nationalism gained traction in the ethnosymbolist mentality through values such as race, religion, language, and ethnicity, it acquired different meanings around the concept of civic nationalism in the aftermath of modernization and globalization. The specific conditions of societies were affected by globalization and migration, leading to the differentiation of the nationalist mindset between ethnic nationalism and civic nationalism. Beginning in the 1980s, Western civic nationalism was described as "good nationalism," while Eastern nationalism, informed by ethnosymbolism, was "bad nationalism." This study seeks the answer to the question of how the stances of ethnosymbolism and civic nationalism towards globalization and migration were shaped. In this context, the study examines the convergence between ethnosymbolist nationalism and civic nationalism, as well as the factors that led to it, from a historical and holistic perspective and by using a comparative method.

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Religion, Migration and Identity

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A Dialogic Theology of Migration: Martin Buber and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

A Dialogic Theology of Migration: Martin Buber and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Association between Practising Religion and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Ghanaian Non-Migrants and Migrants in Europe: The RODAM Study

Globalization and Migration From the Perspective of Ethnosymbolist and Civic Nationalism.

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