Setting a New Course? A Practical Discussion about Migration and the Bible

That stories of migration are found in the Bible is not a debate, although the meaning to be taken from the presence of such stories is ambiguous. Notably, the writing of recent theologians on migration emphasizes response to migration, rather than the experience of migration. An analysis of six art...

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Autor principal:	Casteel Amy
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	adolescent migrants lived religion stranger guest-peer Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f53bdaac9aeb4627b065a02d5534333c2021-12-05T14:11:01ZSetting a New Course? A Practical Discussion about Migration and the Bible2300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0182https://doaj.org/article/f53bdaac9aeb4627b065a02d5534333c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0182https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579That stories of migration are found in the Bible is not a debate, although the meaning to be taken from the presence of such stories is ambiguous. Notably, the writing of recent theologians on migration emphasizes response to migration, rather than the experience of migration. An analysis of six articles spanning two decades shows three overlapping themes in these writings: the identity of “stranger,” the responsibility of help, and hospitality. These themes are linked especially to a parable (Luke 10:25–37) and to a story of judgment (Matthew 25:31–46). In this article, scholarly interpretations of these themes are brought into conversation with interviews with adolescents who have migrated to Europe. The three themes are explored not in search of a normative biblical response to migrants, but considered in light of the lived religious experiences of adolescents who have migrated.Casteel AmyDe Gruyterarticleadolescent migrantslived religionstrangerguest-peerReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 590-604 (2021)
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description	That stories of migration are found in the Bible is not a debate, although the meaning to be taken from the presence of such stories is ambiguous. Notably, the writing of recent theologians on migration emphasizes response to migration, rather than the experience of migration. An analysis of six articles spanning two decades shows three overlapping themes in these writings: the identity of “stranger,” the responsibility of help, and hospitality. These themes are linked especially to a parable (Luke 10:25–37) and to a story of judgment (Matthew 25:31–46). In this article, scholarly interpretations of these themes are brought into conversation with interviews with adolescents who have migrated to Europe. The three themes are explored not in search of a normative biblical response to migrants, but considered in light of the lived religious experiences of adolescents who have migrated.
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Setting a New Course? A Practical Discussion about Migration and the Bible

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