The Wayfarer: Perspectives on Forced Migration and Transformational Community Development


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Scripture testifies to God's care for displaced peoples. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a narrative filled with migrants, with refugees, and with wayfarers. Even God himself is shown to be "on the move" - a God who does not stay on one side of the border but crosses over to save his people.


In The Wayfarer, Dr. Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah engages the global refugee crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective that encompasses both development studies and theological reflection. Using specific examples from Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa, Msabah provides an overview of the sociopolitical, economic, and environmental dynamics of forced migration, while simultaneously exploring theological and cultural frameworks for understanding transformational community development. He examines both the church's calling to provide sanctuary for displaced peoples and the role of refugees in contributing to the socioeconomic welfare of their host countries. While the church's mandate is to act with justice and mercy towards the world's most vulnerable populations, Msabah also reminds us that refugees are not passive recipients but powerful examples of courage, resilience, and hope who can, in their turn, transform our nations and our faith communities for the better.



Author: Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah
Publisher: Hippobooks
Published: 07/31/2021
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781839732256
ISBN10: 1839732253
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | Social Issues
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration

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