An Intercultural Theology of Migration

Drawing on the experience of migrant women domestic workers, theological ethics, and liberationist theologies, this book offers an intercultural theology of migration that arises from the (dis)continuities, (im)mobilities, and (dis)empowerment embedded in the encounter between gender, class, race, culture and religion in the context of migration.

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.

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

"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 cover.

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