What is the Place of My Rest? Being Migrant People(s) of the God of All the Earth

This article provides a theological reading of Acts 6–7, combining biblical and social-scientific insights to support constructive Christian engagement with the phenomena of twenty-first century migration. It responds broadly to US-American migratory phenomena, while drawing on insights from the Bib...

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Autor principal:	Hays Christopher M.
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	acts of the apostles stephen migration identity hybridity assimilation integration john w. berry Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f805d61265694adf9b9ea3568a041ca72021-12-05T14:11:01ZWhat is the Place of My Rest? Being Migrant People(s) of the God of All the Earth2300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0154https://doaj.org/article/f805d61265694adf9b9ea3568a041ca72021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0154https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579This article provides a theological reading of Acts 6–7, combining biblical and social-scientific insights to support constructive Christian engagement with the phenomena of twenty-first century migration. It responds broadly to US-American migratory phenomena, while drawing on insights from the Bible, migration studies, and the author’s own work with Colombian victims of forced migration. The article begins with an exegetical examination of the dispute between Hebrews and Hellenists in Acts 6 and Stephen’s speech in Acts 7, arguing that migratory issues underlie both the conflicts in these texts and the theological arguments Stephen adduces in his own defense. These biblical-theological reflections are then supplemented with an introduction to two social-scientific concepts that have been influential in migration studies, specifically, the notions of identity hybridity and migrant integration (as opposed to assimilation). The article demonstrates how the book of Acts reflects the benefits of healthy forms of identity hybridity and migrant integration and commends similar approaches for contemporary migrants and Christian communities in the Americas (both the United States and Colombia).Hays Christopher M.De Gruyterarticleacts of the apostlesstephenmigrationidentity hybridityassimilationintegrationjohn w. berryReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 150-168 (2021)
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description	This article provides a theological reading of Acts 6–7, combining biblical and social-scientific insights to support constructive Christian engagement with the phenomena of twenty-first century migration. It responds broadly to US-American migratory phenomena, while drawing on insights from the Bible, migration studies, and the author’s own work with Colombian victims of forced migration. The article begins with an exegetical examination of the dispute between Hebrews and Hellenists in Acts 6 and Stephen’s speech in Acts 7, arguing that migratory issues underlie both the conflicts in these texts and the theological arguments Stephen adduces in his own defense. These biblical-theological reflections are then supplemented with an introduction to two social-scientific concepts that have been influential in migration studies, specifically, the notions of identity hybridity and migrant integration (as opposed to assimilation). The article demonstrates how the book of Acts reflects the benefits of healthy forms of identity hybridity and migrant integration and commends similar approaches for contemporary migrants and Christian communities in the Americas (both the United States and Colombia).
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What is the Place of My Rest? Being Migrant People(s) of the God of All the Earth

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