Border-Crossing Being: A Theological Reflection on the Imago Dei in an Age of Migration

This article offers a theological reflection on the imago Dei in light of the lived experiences of migrants and then reconstructs theological anthropology in an age of migration. This article critically examines the groundbreaking works of Peter C. Phan and Daniel G. Goody in the intersection of mig...

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Main Author: Shin, Wonchul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2024
In: Theology today
Year: 2024, Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 112-125
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B border-crossing being
B Imago Dei
B dividing walls
B Migration
B Theological Anthropology
B Human Flourishing
B the Good Samaritan
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