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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Allan W.DavisInterfaith and Intra-Faith Engagement of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Diaspora in Australiahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/Q2B2I5EThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/Q2B2I5EThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/Q2B2I5ETJohannes M.LuetzDenise A.AustinAdisDuderijaInterfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and PracticesSingaporeSpringer2023181-202The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East is one of the oldest Christian communities. The largest branch of the church is the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox community, located predominantly in the south of India. For political, social, and economic reasons, many of its members are now migrating to countries such as Australia. Like other settler groups, they face acculturation challenges. Members of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church are pursuing strategies to support one another and pass on their traditions intergenerationally while purposefully engaging with the ‘mainstream’ host community in family life, work, and intercultural relationships. Using the lens of Berry’s taxonomy of acculturation, this study draws on in-depth interviews with members of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in Canberra to assess how they have settled. It contributes to our understanding of what they are bringing to the broader Christian narrative and provides lessons for faith-based communities seeking to engage in meaningful interfaith relationships. My research reveals that shared heritage identity, religious belief and practice, diasporic consciousness, and embracing the host country’s multi-faith multiculturalism are helping Jacobite Syrian Orthodox migrants integrate into Australian society.
Davis, Allan W. “Interfaith and Intra-Faith Engagement of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Diaspora in Australia.” In Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices, edited by Johannes M. Luetz, Denise A. Austin, and Adis Duderija, 181–202. Singapore: Springer, 2023.
Allan W. Davis, Interfaith and Intra-Faith Engagement of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Diaspora in Australia, in Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices, ed. Johannes M. Luetz, Denise A. Austin, and Adis Duderija (Singapore: Springer, 2023), 181–202.