Reforming preaching: refugees in European sermons from the perspectives of space, body, and politics
Preaching has been a means of moral and political communication. In this article we address the question how preaching addresses societal issues, focusing upon the case of what has been called the ‘European refugee crisis’. Relating to the conference theme, the perspectives of space, body, and polit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Academy of Practical Theology
[2019]
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| In: |
Reforming practical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 1, Pages: 121-128 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Sermon
/ Refugee
/ Space
/ Body
/ Politics
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBA Western Europe NBE Anthropology NCC Social ethics RE Homiletics |
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| Summary: | Preaching has been a means of moral and political communication. In this article we address the question how preaching addresses societal issues, focusing upon the case of what has been called the ‘European refugee crisis’. Relating to the conference theme, the perspectives of space, body, and politicsare used as a structuring framework. Material was collected from six different European countries within a collaborative research framework. We conclude that most sermons (1) advocate an open and hospitable attitude towards refugees in a contested European space, (2) refer to refugees as abstract metaphors for general religious or political truths, and (3) are largely religiously motivated and move between public and religious discourses and relate to both of them. However, the article also points out exceptions to these general patterns and discusses whether the refugee is primarily portrayed as victim or agent. We close by offering a tentative typology of how refugees are referred to in our material. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reforming practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25785/iapt.cs.v1i0.62 |