Migration, Transnationalism, and Faith in Missiological Perspective: Los Angeles as a Global Crossroads

Los Angeles is a global crossroads of migrating communities, with significant implications for thinking and practice in other global hubs. This book examines historical waves of migration and its effects on those who move and those who are already there, using sociological, missiological, and theological methods. It suggests a mission theology of migration and mission practices to respond to the suffering caused by forced migration and the injustices of immigration systems.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Los Angeles serves as a captivating global crossroads, where diverse migrating communities converge, offering a rich case study of migration, transnationalism, and interfaith engagement. This comprehensive book brings together esteemed scholars from around the world, who were convened for the 2020 Missiology Lectures at Fuller Theological Seminary, with funding support from the Luce Foundation. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the contributors delve into the historical waves of migration that have shaped Southern California, encompassing European Protestant, Asian, Latino/a, and Muslim communities. By employing sociological, missiological, and theological methods, they explore the profound experiences of migration, its impact on both the movers and the established populations, and the ways in which faith and spiritual resources play a pivotal role in sustaining and inspiring migrants. The book reveals how migration challenges faith communities to reexamine their identities and attitudes toward others, prompting them to engage in immigrant integration and public advocacy efforts. Moreover, migration fosters new transnational and global ways of being in community and gives rise to innovative religious movements. The contributors offer a mission theology of migration, proposing mission practices that address the suffering caused by forced migration and the injustices perpetuated by immigration systems. This insightful work contributes to our understanding of migration in global hubs and provides valuable insights for thinking and practice in other such contexts.

Weight: 513g
Dimension: 227 x 161 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978713741