Lunch and the Passion: Reflections on an Evangelical Reception Center for Refugees in Greece
Migration forces people into the strange task of confronting which aspects of their faith practice are essential and which are, perhaps, cultural. Those who assist newcomers, including diaconal workers, walk them through this dance. This article is a response to witnessing a blending of cultures in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2019]
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Diaconia
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-212 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBK Europe (East) KDG Free church RH Evangelization; Christian media RK Charity work |
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| Summary: | Migration forces people into the strange task of confronting which aspects of their faith practice are essential and which are, perhaps, cultural. Those who assist newcomers, including diaconal workers, walk them through this dance. This article is a response to witnessing a blending of cultures in a practical-needs ministry and its sudden and immediate impact on an 8- year-old war refugee. Rather than focus on one strand of understanding, this article follows the melodies of several perspectives on how to communicate the Gospel and the cross to those who have been traumatized by religious violence. A brief history of the ways violence in communicating the Gospel shaped an American understanding of evangelism moves into hearing the Gospel as traumatic memory in memoria passionis. A reflection on film as a medium of telling the Gospel is followed by a discussion of ways to understand the Gospel from perspectives from post-traumatic public theology. These strains are then blended together into a more nuanced understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9027 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Diaconia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/diac.2019.10.2.195 |