An Intercultural Theology of Migration

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18122-9
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 734 g

Reihe: Brill

Migration has long been associated with the social sciences. However, as a phenomenon that provides windows into possibly new forms of oppression and, at the same time, paths toward human liberation a systematic theological look at contemporary migration is long overdue. Building on the emerging interest on migration in theology this book presents an intercultural theology of migration drawn from the experience of Filipino women domestic workers in Hong Kong in dialogue with theological ethics and liberationist theologies. The result is a new look at the phenomenon of contemporary migration.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cruz, Gemma

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Sonstige Theologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations. xi

Introduction. 1

I. THE LANDSCAPE

1. Geographies of Domestication: Mapping the Oppression of the Filipina, Domestic Workers in Hong Kong. 13

2. Frontiers of Struggle: Negotiating Filipina Hong Kong DHs’ Ways of Dealing with Domestication. 65

II. THE MARKERS

3. Expanding the Boundaries: Theological Challenges and Perspectives Arising from the Struggle of the Filipina Domestic Workers in Hong Kong. 119

4. Exploring Theological Markers: Delores Williams’ Theology of Survival Quality of Life and Jung Young Lee’s Theology of Marginality. 173

III. THE ROAD AHEAD

5. A Different Cartography: Mapping the God-Talk of a Feminist Theology of Struggle of Filipino Women Domestic Workers in the Context of Migration. 231

6. Expanding the View: The Challenges of a Feminist Theology of Struggle of Filipina Domestic Workers in the Context of Migration to the Theology of Struggle in the Philippines. 289

Conclusion. 325

Bibliography. 331

Index. 355

Über Autor(innen)

Gemma Tulud Cruz, Ph.D (2006) in Theology, Radboud University Nijmegen, is Visiting Assistant Professor in Catholic Studies and an affiliate of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago. She has published about thirty book and journal articles and has been invited to speak on migration and other topics in various conferences in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia.