Divine election and migration: The worst possible way to address the predicament of refugees?
Some nationalists may suggest that divine election is the best possible way to defend their rights against an influx of people from elsewhere. Others would argue that divine election is the worst possible way to address the plight of refugees. In this contribution the question mark in the title is d...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Stellenbosch theological journal
Année: 2016, Volume: 2, Numéro: 1, Pages: 131-148 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | CG Christianisme et politique KBN Afrique subsaharienne NBL Prédestination |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
John Calvin
B Migration B Heiko Oberman B Divine Election B Refugees |
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| Résumé: | Some nationalists may suggest that divine election is the best possible way to defend their rights against an influx of people from elsewhere. Others would argue that divine election is the worst possible way to address the plight of refugees. In this contribution the question mark in the title is defended by drawing on a) ecumenical discourse on migration, b) Heiko Oberman’s notion of “the reformation of the refugees” and c) by reflecting critically on teaching practices at UWC. It is argued that divine election can indeed offer consolation, especially to refugees, but only if the retrospective and doxological logic is recognised. |
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| ISSN: | 2413-9467 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17570/stj.2016.v2n1.a07 |