Church, narrative, community and identity in times of migration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21609887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Stephanus Klaasen (0000-0002-9388-3601, University of the Western Cape, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1018-6441 • E-ISSN: 2305-0853 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/ids.v54i1.2662 |
| OpenAlex | W3108884135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Migration is perceived by many communities as a threat to national unity, social cohesion, nationality or common identity. This article is an attempt to address the following question: How does or should the church as a narrative community respond to migrants? Within the South African context, xenophobic attacks and protests directed to migrant workers are two of the visible phenomena which seem to suggest that migrants are an important social phenomenon for peaceful co-existence. I will investigate the church as a narrative community and its role towards migrants. The identity of the church is situated within a narrative and the care towards migrants is influenced by this narrated community
Aesthetics · Community cohesion · Epistemology · Geography · Immigration · Narrative · Nationality · Phenomenon · Political science · Situated · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |