TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamics of Integration Processes into the Netherlands of Migrant and Intercultural Couples Who Have Been Married in the Catholic Church
AU - Biemans, Ward
PY - 2024/8/27
Y1 - 2024/8/27
N2 - Migration is often a far-reaching event in the personal lives of migrants to Western Europe, especially when there is a background of war or persecution. This article aims at investigating patterns of cultural transition (CT), intercultural transition (IT), and cultural defence (CD), and values distilled from 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews with migrant and intercultural couples who have been married in the Catholic Church between 1995 and 2022. All couples live in the Netherlands. Results show that patterns of CT (n = 86) are more common than patterns of CD (n = 51) or IT (n = 22). From the three categories of values, faith values have been mentioned most often (n = 242), followed by family values (n = 132) and societal values (n = 87). Implications for intercultural pastoral care, faith education, and community building are mentioned. Welcoming and listening to migrants fits in the recent worldwide synodal process of the Catholic Church.
AB - Migration is often a far-reaching event in the personal lives of migrants to Western Europe, especially when there is a background of war or persecution. This article aims at investigating patterns of cultural transition (CT), intercultural transition (IT), and cultural defence (CD), and values distilled from 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews with migrant and intercultural couples who have been married in the Catholic Church between 1995 and 2022. All couples live in the Netherlands. Results show that patterns of CT (n = 86) are more common than patterns of CD (n = 51) or IT (n = 22). From the three categories of values, faith values have been mentioned most often (n = 242), followed by family values (n = 132) and societal values (n = 87). Implications for intercultural pastoral care, faith education, and community building are mentioned. Welcoming and listening to migrants fits in the recent worldwide synodal process of the Catholic Church.
KW - Migration
KW - Cultural defence
KW - Cultural transition
KW - Intercultural pastoral care
KW - Values
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U2 - 10.1080/10649867.2024.2380160
DO - 10.1080/10649867.2024.2380160
M3 - Article
SN - 1064-9867
VL - 34
SP - 100
EP - 114
JO - Journal of Pastoral Theology
JF - Journal of Pastoral Theology
IS - 2
ER -