Migrant and refugee children: Revisiting the theology of incarnation
In this article I argue that the growing plight of migrant children can be better understood when seen at the intersections of geopolitics, gender, class and especially age discrimination. Their plight is composed of journeys and border crossings. As a theological activity, I engage the predicaments...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 120, Issue: 5, Pages: 347-354 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society NBE Anthropology NBF Christology NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
border crossings
B Incarnation B Paradox B Migration B Children B intersections |
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| Summary: | In this article I argue that the growing plight of migrant children can be better understood when seen at the intersections of geopolitics, gender, class and especially age discrimination. Their plight is composed of journeys and border crossings. As a theological activity, I engage the predicaments of migrant children with the theology of incarnation in the light of new developments in children-related theologies. The theology of incarnation offers inclusive notions of migration and resources to resist and interrogate exclusion. A fresh view of incarnation as the birth and movement of a human child provides a compelling understanding to accept migrant children as the signs of God's presence. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X17710198 |