Refuge in the Spirit: Religion in the Lives of Congolese Refugees

FAIN: RZ-286936-22

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN 37916-3801)
Nicole Eggers (Project Director: December 2021 to present)

Research and writing leading to a co-authored book on the role of religion in the lives of Congolese refugees. (24 months)

In this study, we seek to illuminate how religion functions both as a space for building community for people who have lost their social safety net, as well as its role in addressing gaps — material, social, psychological, and spiritual — that state and international organizations too often neglect.