RT Article
T1 Theology of migration: From division to reconciliation
JF Review and expositor
VO 120
IS 4
SP 277
OP 291
A1 Kang, Hanna
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1908108193
AB As the next US presidential election approaches, immigration once again emerges as one of the most heated issues in US political debates. While ideological differences over immigration are not new, the existence of such differing positions between and within parties highlights the deep-seated divisions within US society. Even more problematic is the current predominant narrative of immigration, which tends to foster further division while ignoring the diversity of immigration patterns and immigrants’ experiences that require holistic approaches. The dominance of a monolithic interpretation of immigration, focusing on a specific pattern and accompanied by the reproduction of provocative images and rhetoric in the media, exacerbates societal divisions and reinforces a single narrative of immigration characterized by hate and fear. In the face of societal division over immigration, this article argues that immigration can be a source of reconciliation rather than division when its inherent diversity is recognized, and its humanness is reclaimed through the concept of imago Dei, the primary definition of all human identity.
K1 US immigration
K1 Reconciliation
K1 immigration theology
K1 Imago Dei
K1 Bible and migration
DO 10.1177/00346373241263297