Българските християнски църкви в Лондон и прекосяването на граници
Bulgarian Christian churches in London and crossing of boundaries

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the role of Christian churches and religion among the Bulgarian emigrants in the UK for the practical and emotional integration of newcomers in the multicultural British society. The author shows how the Christian denominations are ethnically/ nationally bound by defining them as “Bulgarian“ and turning them into emigration institutions. Despite their positive role in the emigration process, the Christian churches have a dual significance for the Bulgarian community in the UK. Religion builds ethnic boundaries locking emigrants within (or perhaps trapping them) the “Bulgarian“ and deprives them of the possibility of social and cultural integration in Britain.

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