Throughout Europe, Gypsies and Travellers are finding God in record numbers as a pentecostal revival gathers momentum. The Light and Life church is changing lives and at the same time bringing previously stigmatised minorities into a closer dialogue with local communities. New political and moral voices are emerging from these converts, and acting as strong advocates for the rights and traditional values of the Romani people.
Yet for all of its energy and positive impact, this emerging church is not without its critics who worry about the disappearance of long-standing Romani cultural practises, as elements of traditional life are judged inappropriate to a moral life.
Katharine Quarmby has spent many years researching and writing about Romani, Gypsy and Traveller communities. This book gives an unexpected perspective on rapid and fundamental changes in some of Europe's most marginalised and discriminated-against communities.
Yet for all of its energy and positive impact, this emerging church is not without its critics who worry about the disappearance of long-standing Romani cultural practises, as elements of traditional life are judged inappropriate to a moral life.
Katharine Quarmby has spent many years researching and writing about Romani, Gypsy and Traveller communities. This book gives an unexpected perspective on rapid and fundamental changes in some of Europe's most marginalised and discriminated-against communities.
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