Class(ify)ing Christianity in Singapore: Tracing the interlinked spaces of privilege and position

• Main Authors: WOODS, Orlando, KONG, Lily
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Christianity; class; identity; interlinked spaces; positioning; Singapore; Asian Studies; Religion; Sociology of Religion
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3574; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4832/viewcontent/ClassifyChristainitySingapore_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper considers how two facets of identity – religion and class – are performed, (re)produced and negotiated within the spaces of the Christian school, home and church in Singapore. We show how the social structuring of one space can inform and influence the structuring of another. Spaces of Ch...