Theology
Volume 120, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 334-346

Refugee migration today: Challenges for doing theology (Article)

Swamy M.*
  • a Faculty of Theology and Ethics, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India

Abstract

Constructing theological resources is a crucial task in the current context of refugee crises to support the refugees in distress as well as to encourage Christians to come forward, protect and welcome them, and persuade states to do so. One way of doing this is to bring the reality of migration to the centre of theological reflection, which can influence the way theologizing is done today. Drawing methodological insights from liberation theologies, a theology of migration will involve interpretation of the founda-tional beliefs and theological concepts in Christianity in the light of migration, emphasize an active Christian public engagement and enable the rethinking of theology of religions and interreligious dialogue as migrants bring with them multiple religious traditions, identities and worldviews. © The Author(s) 2017.

Author Keywords

Migration liberation theology Christian public engagement Theology of religions Refugees Interreligious dialogue

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049197142&doi=10.1177%2f0040571X17710196&partnerID=40&md5=278561ca0647127c6092b9401a7f4916

DOI: 10.1177/0040571X17710196
ISSN: 0040571X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English