Open AccessThe missio Dei as context for a ministry to refugees
Author(s) -
Diniz Raul Soares,
G.A. Lotter,
S.J. van der Merwe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
in die skriflig/in die skriflig
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-0853
pISSN - 1018-6441
DOI - 10.4102/ids.v51i1.2101
Subject(s) - refugee , context (archaeology) , christian ministry , perspective (graphical) , political science , displacement (psychology) , syrian refugees , refugee crisis , sociology , law , psychology , history , computer science , psychoanalysis , archaeology , artificial intelligence
The current global escalation of refugees and involuntary migration, due to the effects of war and world disasters, makes it imperative to devise an effective approach to care for refugees. This article, therefore examines the problem of displacement from the perspective of missio Dei. It presents God’s active involvement in his creation, recreating it and providing particular care for the vulnerable and refugees