Theology of Migration in the Abrahamic Religions

DR. ELIZABETHDirector of Mission Theology at the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist ChurchDR. JACQUELINE MARIA HAGANProfessor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USADR. AMIR HUSSAINProfessor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, USADR. VALERIE KARRAS Assistant Professor of Church History in Perkins School of Theology, USADR. ELIZABETH H. PRODROMOUAssistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Boston University, USA DR. MELISSA RAPHAEL-LEVINE Professor of Jewish Theology and teaches Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Gloucestershire in London, UK DR. AMOS YONG J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology and Director of the Doctor of Philosophy Program at Regent University, USA

• Table of Contents Introduction: Migration in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Elaine Padilla and Peter C. Phan Chapter 1 Theology, Migration, and the Homecoming Dale T. Irvin Chapter 2 'You Will Seek From There': The Cycle of Exile and Return in Classical Jewish Theology Devorah Schoenfeld Chapter 3 Divine Glory Danced: Jewish Migration as God's Self-Revelation in and as Art Melissa Raphael Chapter 4 Theology of Migration in the Orthodox Tradition Kondothra M. George Chapter 5 Embracing, Protecting, and Loving the Stranger: A Roman Catholic Theology of MigrationPeter C. Phan Chapter 6 Protestantism in Migration: Ecclesia semper migranda Nancy Bedford Chapter 7 The Im/migrant Spirit: De/constructing a Pentecostal Theology of Migration Amos Yong Chapter 8 Migration: An Opportunity for Broader and Deeper Ecumenism Deenabandhu Manchala Chapter 9 Towards A Muslim Theology of Migration Amir Hussain Chapter 10 Challenges of Diversity and Migration in Islamic Political Theory and Theology Charles Amjad-Ali Chapter 11 Signs of Wonder: Journeying Plurally into the Divine Disclosure Elaine Padilla Bibliography List of Contributors Index

"In an age when so many millions of people have been displaced by war, economic and climate catastrophe, and criminals taking over entire nations, this book could hardly be more timely. Its authors bring into relief the rich traditions of the three Abrahamic faiths in order to erect a spiritual and theological foundation for those who seek to open the minds and hearts of peoples and nations that are given the opportunity to welcome immigrants. They have given us a marvelous resource to use in classrooms, churches, and study groups." - William R. Burrows , Senior Fellow, Andrew Walls Center for the Study of Christianity in Africa and Asia, Liverpool Hope University, UK