Slovene in Austria


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The country we now call Slovenia is located in Central Europe. It is about the physical size of the US state of New Jersey. The large majority of the people who live in Slovenia called themselves Slovenes or Slovenians. Slovenian is a South Slavic language. While Slovene is the national language of Slovenia, that country also recognizes Italian and Hungarian as regional languages.
What we now call Slovenia has been dominated by various empires throughout its history. At one time the Roman, Byzantine, Holy Roman, Venetian, Hungarian, and Austrian Empires ruled this mountainous land on the Adriatic Sea. After WWII, Slovenia became one of the six republics of Yugoslavia. Slovenia became a separate nation in 1991. Slovenia has a highly developed economy. Slovenia has the highest Human Development Index of the six former Yugoslav republics.
The Slovene language has many Christian resources including a complete Bible and radio programs. At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of Slovenes left their land looking for better economic opportunities. Slovenians live in many nations besides Slovenia. These include Germany, Austria, Canada, Argentina, the USA, and Croatia.
Austria and Slovenia share a border. Slovenes who live there are in the Carinthian region, in the southeast of Austria. This is a cultural blend between the two cultures and languages in Carinthia. The ancestors of the Slovenes settled there as far back as the 8th century.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Slovenes in Austria have their own cultural organizations. They publish their own weekly newspaper in the Slovene language. They have constitutional rights as a minority and the Slovene language is heard alongside German in Carinthia. There have been efforts to Germanize the Slovenes, but the region remains bi-cultural.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The majority of Slovens claim to be Christians. Of those, Roman Catholics are by far the major group. For most Slovenians, their Catholic faith is more a tradition than a living relationship with God. Slovenes are married and buried in the church. They children are baptized into the church by Roman Catholic priests.
Most Slovenes are more concerned with their family's economic and social well-being rather than the teachings of the Roman Catholic church.
Evangelical Christians believe the Bible is the only source of authority for Christ's church. Roman Catholics see tradition and the official teachings of the popes and bishops very important. Evangelicals believe one is saved by God's grace alone through faith while Roman Catholics believe in salvation by faith in Christ and one's works. Still evangelicals and Catholics have many beliefs in common such as the beliefs in the Trinity and the virgin birth, the deity, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.


What Are Their Needs?

Roman Catholic Slovenes need to hear and understand the biblical gospel. Through Jesus Christ one can gain a personal, love relationship with God. Christianity is more than one's tradition or a system of morality. A Slovene's economic success will not satisfy the deep spirituals needs of his or her heart.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Holy Spirit to revive the Roman Catholic Church in Austria so that it focuses on Jesus Christ.
Pray for small number of Slovenian Protestant churches to be Christ centered rather than tradition centered.
Pray that the Lord sends disciple-makers to the Slovenian people in Austria and other nations.
Pray for spiritual hunger and a discernment that will keep the Slovenian people in Austria away from spiritual counterfeits.
Pray for the Lord to raise up pastors and Bible teachers for the believers in Slovenia.


Scripture Prayers for the Slovene in Austria.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinthian_Slovenes
https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/made-in-slovenia/7105-why-is-there-a-slovenian-minority-on-the-austrian-side-of-the-border
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/abs/position-of-the-slovenes-in-austria-recent-developments-in-political-and-other-attitudes/65DE4B85167936F9472D0A9F29B4CB3D


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Slovene
People Name in Country Slovene
Pronunciation SLOW-veen
Alternate Names Prekmurian
Population this Country 22,000
Population all Countries 1,970,000
Total Countries 16
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14964
ROP3 Code 109357
Country Austria
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Carinthia and Styria states.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Austria
Region Europe, Western
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Carinthia and Styria states..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.15 %)
86.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
14.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Slovene (22,000 speakers)
Language Code slv   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Slovene (22,000 speakers)
Language Code slv   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Slovene

Primary Language:  Slovene

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1555-1993)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1577-1985)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1584-2017)
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Slovene Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Four Spiritual Laws Cru
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
General Zume Resources Zume Project
General Zume Training Zume Project
Mobile App Android Bible app: Slovene YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Slovenian Bible Biblica
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Slovene YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Cartoon Gospel tract General / Other
Text / Printed Matter Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Cru
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press
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Profile Source Joshua Project 
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