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Religious Beliefs And Experiences Of Protestant Christian Immigrants In Finland: An Integrating Or Alienating Experience?

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The contemporary Finland is more culturally diverse than previous years thanks to increased international migration. A large number of immigrants entering Finland today are religious in one way or another. This article is a case study of religious beliefs and experiences of protestant Christian immigrants in Finland with the aim of finding out the personal feelings of immigrants towards the Finnish society. A comparative analysis of Protestant Christian immigrants' experiences in both the host country and country of origin was taken as a foundation for determining effects of the immigrants' religious beliefs in Finland. This study takes a cross-cultural perspective in analyzing and evaluating the religious beliefs of immigrants. Even though religion is credited to have an upper hand in facilitating social integration of immigrants into host societies, this study found out that religious beliefs and experiences of protestant Christian immigrants in Finland can be integrating or alienating, depending on the degree of religiosity of the immigrants. An awareness of this observation as discussed in this article goes a long way in providing options to choose from in navigating the common problems faced by Protestant Christian immigrants in Finland.

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  • Richard Ondicho Otiso, 2020. "Religious Beliefs And Experiences Of Protestant Christian Immigrants In Finland: An Integrating Or Alienating Experience?," European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion, AJPO, vol. 4(1), pages 49-60.
    • Handle: RePEc:bfy:oejpcr:v:4:y:2020:i:1:p:49-60:id:495
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