Migration in Missiological Research

The phenomenon of migration has received a considerable amount of scholarly attention in recent years. This article presents and elaborates on how contemporary missiological research addresses and discusses migration processes. It approached the theme of migration from various perspectives, includin...

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Published in:International review of mission
Main Author: Haug, Kari Storstein (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: International review of mission
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
RJ Mission; missiology
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Theology
B missiological research
B Migration
B Religion
B Christianity
B Mission
B Missiology
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Summary:The phenomenon of migration has received a considerable amount of scholarly attention in recent years. This article presents and elaborates on how contemporary missiological research addresses and discusses migration processes. It approached the theme of migration from various perspectives, including how migration phenomena influence individual and communal expressions of faith; how migration experiences are and can be reflected on theologically; and challenges and opportunities of migration to mission thinking and practice. Further, based on the presentation of themes and approaches in the field, the article discusses how migration might challenge and develop the research agenda within missiology. It is argued that migration and migration processes do not only challenge the idea of easily identifiable contexts, but that they also blur and destabilize the whole idea of fixed borders. This challenges missiology to rethink its basic theories related to contextualization and inter-religious encounters, as well as the understanding of mission thinking and practice.
ISSN:1758-6631
Contains:Enthalten in: International review of mission
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/irom.12222