Life in Transit : : Theological and Ethical Contributions on Migration / / edited by Manitza Kotzé, Riaan Rheeder.

• Superior document: Reformed theology in Africa series
• TeilnehmendeR: Kotzé, Manitza,; Rheeder, Riaan,
• Place / Publishing House: Cape Town, South Africa : : AOSIS,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Reformed theology in Africa series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 365 pages) :; illustrations.

The world we live in is struggling with the diversity of humanity more than ever before. The more diversity is recognised, the more people react in a polarising way, determined to protect individual identity. This protection of the self above all else in many cases leads to violent outcomes. In light of this, this edited work is a welcome addition to create awareness of the multifaceted phenomenon that is migration. It cuts to the heart of migration⁰́₉s impact in real life and provides broad ethical guidelines for all to navigate the tension between the known and the unknown, or unique identity and increasing diversity. It reminds us that, in a sense, all of us are migrants and therefore we have the privilege and responsibility to welcome the stranger ⁰́₃ if we want to call ourselves followers of Christ.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations, Figures and Tables Appearing in the Text and Notes -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Life in transit: An introduction -- Chapter 1: 'Love Thy Sojourner (by integrating them)': Ethical perspectives from the Pentateuch -- Chapter 2: Migration of God's people as an opportunity to learn and understand God within the migrant context: A perspective from the books of Leviticus and Acts -- Chapter 3: What can we learn from Paul, the Jew's, migration dynamics, to accommodate the stranger amidst the Jewish Diaspora? -- Chapter 4: Migration and Christian identity: Theological reflections on Christian identity reconstructions in new places and spaces -- Chapter 5: Human personhood and the call to humaneness in an environment of migration: A Christian ethical perspective -- Chapter 6: Muslim immigration and reformed Christology -- Chapter 7: The phenomenon of emigration of health practitioners in South Africa: A Protestant perspective on global guidance for the individual decision -- Chapter 8: A Christian ethical reflection on transnational assisted reproductive technology -- Chapter 9: Violence against the displaced: An African Pentecostal response -- Chapter 10: Religious pluralisation and the identity of diaconia in Germany -- Chapter 11: Life in transit: Fromexiles to pilgrims - A missiological perspective on humanity's global movement -- References -- Index.