Refugees: A New Testament Perspective

This study builds an argument for 'embrace' as an adequate Christian response to the refugee crisis. Against the 'church as homogenous unit' missiological theory of Donald McGavran and Peter Wagner, the author argues that the list of greetings in Romans 16 proves that at least so...

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Autore principale: Escobar, Samuel 1934-2025 (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2018]
In: Transformation
Anno: 2018, Volume: 35, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 102-108
Notazioni IxTheo:HC Nuovo Testamento
NCC Etica sociale
Altre parole chiave:B Romans 16
B Hospitality
B Embrace
B refugees in the New Testament
B migrant churches
Accesso online: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Riepilogo:This study builds an argument for 'embrace' as an adequate Christian response to the refugee crisis. Against the 'church as homogenous unit' missiological theory of Donald McGavran and Peter Wagner, the author argues that the list of greetings in Romans 16 proves that at least some of the house churches in Rome were mixed - migrants of different backgrounds living together. Thus Paul's exhortation to welcome one another.
ISSN:1759-8931
Comprende:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378818782269