What is the role of language in ethnic churches? This new and much needed account of the Australian experience examines the issues faced by sixteen congregations, together representing different periods of Australia's migration history, as well as different languages, cultural backgrounds and Christian denominations. It brings to light a large range of experiences found in ethnic churches, and considers the impact of Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox traditions on the role of language. Special reference is made to the tensions that can occur due to language shift and cross-generational differences in language preference. The concept of 'language-religion ideology' is developed to describe the nature of the relationship between language and religion which is exhibited by a denomination with far-reaching implications for multilingual and multicultural societies.
The series aspires to promote multi-lingualism as a resource and to maintain linguistic diversity and respect for linguistic human rights worldwide by disseminating theoretical and empirical research. To begin it, Woods (languages, U. of Melbourne) explores the language needs, habits, and preferences of Christian migrants to Australia as they are realized in 16 ethnic congregations in Melbourne. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
What is the role of language in ethnic churches? This new and much needed account of the Australian experience examines the issues faced by sixteen congregations, together representing different periods of Australias migration history, as well as different languages, cultural backgrounds and Christian denominations. Drawing on the rich data provided by the study, the concept of languagereligion ideology is developed to describe the nature of the relationship between language and religion which is exhibited by a denomination, with far-reaching implications for multilingual and multicultural societies.
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