A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
The main purpose of the paper is to draw some contours of a theology of migration. The specific focus in the paper is on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which constitutes a very complex situation of human migration from neighbouring countries to South Africa. The praxis cycle is ca...
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| description | The main purpose of the paper is to draw some contours of a theology of migration. The specific focus in the paper is on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which constitutes a very complex situation of human migration from neighbouring countries to South Africa. The praxis cycle is called into service to construct a theology of migration informed by insertion, context analysis, theological reflection and strategic planning. The main thesis of the paper is that a theology of migration should as a bare minimum reflect the following dimensions: a theological theology, i.e. the language about God in the context of migration, a narrative theology, a liturgical-communal theology and an intercultural and interreligious theology. The proposal offered on strategic planning is aimed at the radical transformation of relationships between South Africans and migrants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb6fba75b44b461f9f581eb2b347d5302022-12-22T03:57:27ZengStellenbosch UniversityMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology0256-95072312-878X2013-05-0141210411910.7832/41-2-8A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC)Botha, Nico A. 0University of South AfricaThe main purpose of the paper is to draw some contours of a theology of migration. The specific focus in the paper is on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which constitutes a very complex situation of human migration from neighbouring countries to South Africa. The praxis cycle is called into service to construct a theology of migration informed by insertion, context analysis, theological reflection and strategic planning. The main thesis of the paper is that a theology of migration should as a bare minimum reflect the following dimensions: a theological theology, i.e. the language about God in the context of migration, a narrative theology, a liturgical-communal theology and an intercultural and interreligious theology. The proposal offered on strategic planning is aimed at the radical transformation of relationships between South Africans and migrants.http://missionalia.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/8MigrationtheologySouthern African Development Communitytheology of migration |
| spellingShingle | Botha, Nico A. A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology Migration theology Southern African Development Community theology of migration |
| title | A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
| title_full | A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
| title_fullStr | A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
| title_short | A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
| title_sort | theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the southern african development community sadc |
| topic | Migration theology Southern African Development Community theology of migration |
| url | http://missionalia.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/8 |
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