Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children

This article focuses on the plight of refugee children and families and takes the form of a dialogue between an academic theologian and a community activist who works for an organisation assisting refugees in Tshwane. This article is structured according to a sixdimensional ‘pastoral cycle’ that exp...

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Main Authors: Johannes Kritzinger, Martin Mande
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2016-11-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3546
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spelling doaj-3bb4db2dc3bd433e86dc2896e0f6d3672020-11-24T22:51:24ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502016-11-01721e1e1010.4102/hts.v72i1.35463747Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee childrenJohannes Kritzinger0Martin Mande1Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South AfricaXaveri South AfricaThis article focuses on the plight of refugee children and families and takes the form of a dialogue between an academic theologian and a community activist who works for an organisation assisting refugees in Tshwane. This article is structured according to a sixdimensional ‘pastoral cycle’ that explores agency, contextual understanding, ecclesial scrutiny, interpreting the tradition, discernment for action and spirituality. In each section the views of the two authors are juxtaposed, rather than merged into a single voice. This article concludes with a reflection on the method followed.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/3546RefugeesChildrenChild TheologyChristologyXenophobiaEncounterology
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author Johannes Kritzinger
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Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Refugees
Children
Child Theology
Christology
Xenophobia
Encounterology
author_facet Johannes Kritzinger
Martin Mande
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title Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
title_short Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
title_full Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
title_fullStr Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
title_full_unstemmed Theology disrupted by the challenge of refugee children
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publisher AOSIS
series HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
issn 0259-9422
2072-8050
publishDate 2016-11-01
description This article focuses on the plight of refugee children and families and takes the form of a dialogue between an academic theologian and a community activist who works for an organisation assisting refugees in Tshwane. This article is structured according to a sixdimensional ‘pastoral cycle’ that explores agency, contextual understanding, ecclesial scrutiny, interpreting the tradition, discernment for action and spirituality. In each section the views of the two authors are juxtaposed, rather than merged into a single voice. This article concludes with a reflection on the method followed.
topic Refugees
Children
Child Theology
Christology
Xenophobia
Encounterology
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