Anglican Theology in the Midst of a Migration Crisis. Issue 1 (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zink, Jesse
• Is Part Of: Journal of Anglican studies. Volume 17:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 31
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: Anglicanism, -- displacement, -- eschatology, -- guests, -- hosts, -- Incarnation, -- journey, -- migration, -- mission, -- Bernard Mizeki, -- refugees, -- Zimbabwe; Anglican Communion -- Periodicals; Anglicans -- History -- Periodicals; 283.05
• DOI: 10.1017/S1740355318000384
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-3553

Abstract

Abstract: This article explores what Anglicanism may have to say to a world struggling with a 'migration crisis'. It begins with the story of the nineteenth-century African martyr, Bernard Mizeki, who was both a migrant and, as a missionary, a place-maker. Using three pairs of words – place and displacement, guest and host, and journey and destination – the article connects Anglicanism's historic emphasis on parishes and the Incarnation to contemporary thinking on migration. It argues that eschatological thinking is necessary so Christians can consider what sort of destination they offer in their communal life. It concludes by urging more study of the relationship between migration, Anglican identity, and Christian being in the world.