Christianity and migration : a Christian theology of migration for our age /
"This book essays a (not the) Christian theology of migration. The phenomenon of human migration, that is, the movement of people to and settlement-temporary or permanent-in a new area or country, its causes and reasons, and its historical, anthropological, social, political, legal, and cultura...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book essays a (not the) Christian theology of migration. The phenomenon of human migration, that is, the movement of people to and settlement-temporary or permanent-in a new area or country, its causes and reasons, and its historical, anthropological, social, political, legal, and cultural dimensions have been widely studied and reasonably well understood, and the next chapter will discuss them in detail. By contrast, theology as an academic discipline seems least capable of illuminating this human phenomenon. It appears to most people outside the church and its educational institutions to be at best an esoteric subject and at worst a convoluted and useless mumbo-jumbo, especially when liberally sprinkled with Greek and Latin phrases. Why not leave the study of migration to scholars in history, sociology, anthropology, economics, politics, and law, who, albeit no less infected with highfalutin language than theologians, do at least try to offer practical policies and effective strategies, either for or against immigration?"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190082284 0190082283 9780190082307 0190082305 |