Protestant Christians of the Arabic-Speaking Diaspora and the Presbyterian Church in Canada

Authors

  • Peter G. Bush Westwood Presbyterian Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24847/44i2017.110

Keywords:

Protestant, Christian, Arab Protestants, diaspora, Presbyterian Church, Canada, congregations, identity, denomination, religion, migration

Abstract

Arab Protestants are an understudied group in Canada, and this paper seeks to address that gap by describing the religious transnationalism of Arab Protestants in The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The six Arabic-speaking congregations explored have sought to negotiate space for an Arab Protestant identity within a Euro-Canadian denomination. They have done this not by being an enclave separate within the denomination but through engagement with the denomination. In the negotiation process, the Arabic-speaking congregations have been shaped by the Canadian church and the Canadian church has been shaped by the presence of an Arab identity in its midst.

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Published

2017-02-13 — Updated on 2017-02-13

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Special Section: Being Middle Eastern in North America: Conceptions of Space and Identity

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Copyright (c) 2017 Peter G. Bush

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