Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
Religious Studies
First Advisor's Name
Ana Maria Bidegain
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Whitney Bauman
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Third Advisor's Name
Albert Kafui Wuaku
Third Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Member
Keywords
Religious Identities, Religion and Migration, Religion in Miami, Religion and Millennials, South American Migrants, South American Migrants in Miami, Christian Identities, World Christianity, Christian Millennials, Christian Migrants, Christians in Miami
Date of Defense
3-22-2019
Abstract
This study aims to understand the social configuration of religious identities of South American millennial migrants who self-identify as Christian in Miami-Dade County. The work entails an extensive description of the context of the study subjects, deep theoretical insight on religion and identity, and a qualitative approach. The narratives of the South American millennial migrants’ process of religious identity configuration and the relationships they establish with religious institutions emerged from in-depth interviews and focus group sessions. The analysis of such narratives grounded middle-range theory that makes sense of the study subjects and can potentially shed light on other experiences in pluralistic, migratory contexts. In the end, the study offers a significant contribution to the under-explored intersection between the processes of identity configuration, religious institutions, and migration in Miami-Dade County from the perspective of South American millennial migrants who self-identify as Christians.
Identifier
FIDC007656
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-0196
Recommended Citation
Fiocchetto, Ernesto M., "Uprooting and Rerooting Religious Identities: Understanding the Experience of Self-Identified Christian Millennial Migrants from South America in Miami" (2019). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4027.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4027
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Christianity Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Migration Studies Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, Sociology of Religion Commons
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