Church In An Age Of Global Migration

Author : Susanna Snyder,Agnes M. Brazal,Joshua Ralston
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137518125

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Church in an Age of Global Migration by Susanna Snyder,Agnes M. Brazal,Joshua Ralston Pdf

Migration has become a defining feature of the contemporary age. It has brought about significant changes in political, economic, social, and religious landscapes. This volume explores a question that has been little considered to date: how are churches being transformed in the face of global migration? The book features contributors from diverse national, denominational, cultural, professional, and linguistic backgrounds. Their essays reveal the ways in which migrants and the phenomenon of migration expose longstanding gaps and failings within Christian communities. However, the prevalence of migration and migrants simultaneously opens up fresh possibilities for churches to grow, renew, becoming more authentic, dynamic, and diverse. Church in an Age of Global Migration presents a collage of embodied ecclesial practices, understandings, and realities that have emerged and are continuing to develop in the face of global migration. Committed to transnational and ecumenical dialogue, and to integrating practical and theoretical perspectives, this volume is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of the ways in which churches are being changed by migrants.

Author : Darren J. Dias,Jaroslav Z. Skira,Michael S. Attridge,Gerard Mannion
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030542269

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The Church, Migration, and Global (In)Difference by Darren J. Dias,Jaroslav Z. Skira,Michael S. Attridge,Gerard Mannion Pdf

The painful reality faced by refugees and migrants is one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, in turn, becoming a focus of significant scholarship. This volume examines the global phenomenon of migration in its theological, historical, and socio-political dimensions and of how churches and faith communities have responded to the challenges of such mass human movement. The contributions reflect global perspectives with contributions from African, Asian, European, North American, and South American scholars and contexts. The essays are interdisciplinary, at the intersection of religion, anthropology, history, political science, gender and post-colonial studies. The volume brings together a variety of perspectives, inter-related by ecclesiological and theological concerns.

Author : Ilsup Ahn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004412101

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Theology and Migration by Ilsup Ahn Pdf

In an age of global migration, what is the fundamental theological framework with which Christian theologians and church leaders are to engage its challenges and problems? In this volume, Ilsup Ahn attempts to answer this question by presenting a Trinitarian theology of migration.

Author : M. Daniel Carroll R.,Vincent E. Bacote
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725281493

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Global Migration and Christian Faith by M. Daniel Carroll R.,Vincent E. Bacote Pdf

Human history is the history of migration. Never before, however, have the numbers of people on the move been so large nor the movement as global as it is today. How should Christians respond biblically, theologically, and missiologically to the myriad of daunting challenges triggered by this new worldwide reality? This volume brings together significant scholars from a variety of fields to offer fresh insights into how to engage migration. What makes this book especially unique is that the authors come from across Christian traditions, and from different backgrounds and experiences--each of whom makes an important contribution to current debates. How has the Christian church responded to migration in the past? How might the Bible orient our thinking? What new insights about God and faith surface with migration, and what new demands are placed now upon God's people in a world in so much need? Global Migration and Christian Faith points in the right direction to grapple with those questions and move forward in constructive ways.

Author : Gemma Tulud Cruz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000416749

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Christianity Across Borders by Gemma Tulud Cruz Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of key issues in contemporary global migration and considers the theological implications for Christianity, in general, and for Christian faith and practice in various parts of the world, in particular. Migrant Christians, who make up the majority of believers on the move and in diaspora, play an increasingly vital role in world Christianity today. Drawing on cases from across the globe, Gemma Tulud Cruz considers how Christians are faced with immense gifts and tremendous challenges brought by the ever-increasing presence of migrants in their midst and the conditions that characterize contemporary global migration. Migrant Christians themselves face multiple challenges, which have been made more stark by the coronavirus pandemic. The volume will be relevant to scholars of religion and of migration who are interested in a closer examination of what happens to Christians and Christianity, (faith) communities, and nation-states in the age of migration.

Author : Peter C. Phan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781793600745

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Christian Theology in the Age of Migration by Peter C. Phan Pdf

We are living in the "Age of Migration" and migration has a profound impact on all aspects of society and on religious institutions. While there is significant research on migration in the social sciences, little study has been done to understand the impact of migration on Christianity. This book investigates this important topic and the ramifications for Christian theology and ethics. It begins with anthropological and sociological perspectives on the mutual impact between migration and Christianity, followed by a re-reading of certain events in the Hebrew Scripture, the New Testament, and Church history to highlight the central role of migration in the formation of Israel and Christianity. Then follow attempts to reinterpret in the light of migration the basic Christian beliefs regarding God, Christ, and church. The next part studies how migration raises new issues for Christian ethics such as human dignity and human rights, state rights, social justice and solidarity, and ecological justice. The last part explores what is known as "Practical Theology" by examining the implications of migration for issues such as liturgy and worship, spirituality, architecture, and education.

Author : Safwat Marzouk
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506438214

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Intercultural Church by Safwat Marzouk Pdf

Safwat Marzouk offers a biblical vision for what it means to be an intercultural church, one that fosters just diversity, integrates different cultural articulations of faith and worship, and embodies an alternative to the politics of assimilation and segregation. A church that fosters intercultural identity learns how to embrace and celebrate difference, which in turn enriches its worship and ministry. While the church in North America might see migration as an opportunity to serve God's kingdom by showing hospitality to the migrant and the alien, migration offers the church an opportunity to renew itself by rediscovering the biblical vision of the church as a diverse community. This biblical vision views cultural, linguistic, racial, and ethnic differences as gifts from God that can enrich the church's worship, deepen the sense of fellowship in the church, and broaden the church's witness to God's reconciling mission in the world. Today's church faces the challenge of what it means to be church in the light of the ever-growing diversity of the population. This may entail advocacy work on behalf of the undocumented, asylum seekers, and refugees, but the church also faces the question of how to welcome the stranger, the migrant, and the refugee into the heart of the worshipping community. This may mean changing worship, leadership, or ministry styles to embrace diverse communities in the church's neighborhood. Marzouk surveys numerous biblical texts from the early ancestor stories of Israel to the Prophets, to the Gospels and Acts, the letters of Paul, and Revelation. The stories introduce themes of welcoming strangers, living as aliens, playing host to outsiders, discovering true worship, and seeking common language for expressing faith. Discussion questions are provided to encourage conversation on this complex and important topic.

Author : Jelle Creemers,Ulrike Link-Wieczorek
Publisher : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783374066834

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On Nations and the Churches: Ecumenical Responses to Nationalisms and Migration / Nationen und Kirchen: Ökumenische Antworten auf Nationalismus und Migration by Jelle Creemers,Ulrike Link-Wieczorek Pdf

Kirchen in Europa haben eine spezifische Erfahrungs-Geschichte mit ihrer Verhältnisbestimmung zur Nation. Obwohl im Prinzip darüber einig, dass der christliche Glaube in seiner Grundtendenz von einem übernationalen, ja universalistischen Charakter geprägt ist, wird spätestens seit dem 19. Jahrhundert immer wieder gefragt, ob nicht doch Nation und nationale Identität zur Schöpfung Gottes gehören. Gegenwärtig wird das in den Kirchen Europas kontrovers diskutiert, eng verbunden mit Erfahrungen von Migration. "Nation" klingt anders für protestantische Minderheitskirchen als für orthodoxe oder römisch-katholische Kirche in ehemals kommunistischen Staaten und wieder anders für deutsche Kirchen, die ihre Verquickung mit dem Nationalsozialismus verarbeiten müssen. Können Nationalbewusstsein und gegenwärtige Migrationserfahrungen zusammengehen? Haben die Kirchen in ökumenischer Perspektive dazu etwas Spezifisches zu sagen? Mit diesen Fragen beschäftigt sich dieser Tagungsband der Societas Oecumenica. Mit Beiträgen von Elzbieta Adamiak, Niko Huttunen, Petre Maican, Ivana Noble, Friederike Nüssel, Peter Phan, Hector Scerri, Peter-Ben Smit, Andrea Strübind, Ulrike Link-Wieczorek, Kaholi Zhimomi Churches in Europe have specific historical experiences regarding their relationship with the nation. Although in principle it is agreed that the Christian faith is in its basic tendency shaped by a supranational, even universalistic character, since the 19th century at the latest it has been repeatedly asked whether nation and national identity do not belong to God's creation. At present this is controversially discussed in the churches of Europe, closely connected with experiences of migration. Can national consciousness and current migration experiences go together? Do churches have anything specific to say about this in an ecumenical perspective? These are the questions addressed in this conference volume of the Societas Oecumenica.

Author : Darren J. Dias,Jaroslav Z. Skira,Michael S. Attridge,Gerard Mannion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030542270

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The Church, Migration, and Global (In)Difference by Darren J. Dias,Jaroslav Z. Skira,Michael S. Attridge,Gerard Mannion Pdf

The painful reality faced by refugees and migrants is one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, in turn, becoming a focus of significant scholarship. This volume examines the global phenomenon of migration in its theological, historical, and socio-political dimensions and of how churches and faith communities have responded to the challenges of such mass human movement. The contributions reflect global perspectives with contributions from African, Asian, European, North American, and South American scholars and contexts. The essays are interdisciplinary, at the intersection of religion, anthropology, history, political science, gender and post-colonial studies. The volume brings together a variety of perspectives, inter-related by ecclesiological and theological concerns.

Author : Silas W. Allard,Kristin E. Heyer,Raj Nadella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000436372

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Christianity and the Law of Migration by Silas W. Allard,Kristin E. Heyer,Raj Nadella Pdf

This collection brings together legal scholars and Christian theologians for an interdisciplinary conversation responding to the challenges of global migration. Gathering 14 leading scholars from both law and Christian theology, the book covers legal perspectives, theological perspectives, and key concepts in migration studies. In Part 1, scholars of migration law and policy discuss the legal landscape of migration at both the domestic and international level. In Part 2, Christian theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars draw on the resources of the Christian tradition to think about migration. In Part 3, each chapter is co-authored by a scholar of law and a scholar of Christian theology, who bring their respective resources and perspectives into conversation on key themes within migration studies. The work provides a truly interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of migration for those who are new to the subject; an opportunity for immigration lawyers and legal scholars to engage Christian theology; an opportunity for pastors and Christian theologians to engage law; and new insights on key frameworks for scholars who are already committed to the study of migration.

Author : Ciprian Burlăcioiu
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110790160

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Migration and Diaspora Formation by Ciprian Burlăcioiu Pdf

The role of migration for Christianity as a world religion during the last two centuries has drawn considerable attention from scholars in different fields. The main issue this book seeks to address is the question whether and to what extent migration and diaspora formation should be considered as elements of a new historiography of global Christianity, including the reflection upon earlier epochs. By focusing on migration and diaspora, the emerging map of Christianity will include the dimension of movement and interaction between actors in different regions, providing a more comprehensive ‘map of agency’ of individuals and groups previously regarded as passive. Furthermore, local histories will become parts of a broader picture and historiography might correlate both local and transregional perspectives in a balanced manner. Behind this approach lies the desire to broaden the perspective of Ecclesiastical History – and religious history in general – in a more systematic manner by questioning the traditional criteria of selection. This might help us to recover previously lost actors and forgotten dynamics.

Author : Fabio Baggio,Agnes M. Brazal
Publisher : Ateneo University Press
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9789715505574

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Faith on the Move by Fabio Baggio,Agnes M. Brazal Pdf

"The essays in this anthology were first presented as papers in the conference, "Faith on the Move: Toward a Theology of Migration in Asia," July 14-15, 2006, jointly organized by the Scalabrini Migration Center, Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People, and the Maryhill School of Theology." --Book Jacket.

Author : Enoch Jinsik Kim,Sebastian Kim
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506496801

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The Identity and Mission of the Korean American Church by Enoch Jinsik Kim,Sebastian Kim Pdf

This volume interweaves contributions from a group of scholars brought together for the 2022 Korean Studies Center Symposium at Fuller Theological Seminary. The collection provides a forum for scholars of Korean American Protestant churches to address key challenges concerning the sociocultural and theological formation of identity and mission as these churches continue to navigate their place in society in relation to others, including Korean churches in South Korea, mainline churches in the US, other ethnic churches, and multiethnic churches. The chapters address the following issues: who the Korean American churches are; God's vision for the Korean American churches; how to interpret Korean Americans' journey in immigrant church history; how heritage sustained them and will keep them; what the immigrant church should know in this post-pandemic time; and the hopes of the next generation.

Author : Huntly, Alyson,United Church of Canada. Division of Mission in Canada
Publisher : Etobicoke, Ont. : United Church of Canada
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0886223512

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Journeys of Hope : Refugees and Global Migration by Huntly, Alyson,United Church of Canada. Division of Mission in Canada Pdf

Author : vanThanh Nguyen SVD,John Prior
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630877514

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God’s People on the Move by vanThanh Nguyen SVD,John Prior Pdf

On the highways and byways of every continent, hundreds of millions of immigrants are constantly on the move. Because of growing inequalities of wealth caused by unregulated economic globalization, political and ethnic conflicts, environmental degradation, instant communication, and viable means of transportation, more and more people are migrating than ever before. Crossing international borders, whether compelled or voluntarily, is a major characteristic of our present epoch. No countries or regions are immune from this reality. Facing the growing scope, complexity and impact of the current worldwide phenomenon, God's People on the Move seeks to develop appropriate biblical and missiological responses to the issue of human migration and dislocation. The book is divided into two major sections. Part one, "Biblical Perspectives on Migration and Mission," contains six essays that focus on various biblical themes or texts that deal with migration and mission. Part two, "Contemporary Issues of Migration and Mission," contains six essays that address different immigration issues around the world. The contributors to this volume are women and men from different ethnic backgrounds, working and living on five continents. The internationality of the contributors gives this volume a unique global perspective on migration and mission.