‘Ecumenical’ Citizenships and Belonging

Abstract

The author traces the development of her own religious development, changing religious affiliation twice in her life for different reasons. She reflects about how her experience as a global and nomadic citizen has fostered a very broad sense of religious belonging. In many international situations, she could simply not afford to be ‘picky’ when it comes to religious affiliation. She then tries to make sense of these experiences by looking at them through the lenses of different models of religious development and by exploring the significance of community for a religious sense of belonging.