Migration to South Africa : a missional reflection of a refugee using Jeremiah 29:4–12 as an interpretive framework

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dc.contributor.author Kabongo, Kasebwe Timothee Luc
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-19T11:52:08Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-19T11:52:08Z
dc.date.issued 2020-08-24
dc.description.abstract This article is an auto-ethnographic reflection on the phenomenon of migration. The latter is on the increase throughout the world. This article focusses on the context of South Africa where there seems to be a negative perception of refugees in communities of poverty. It uses Jeremiah 29:4–12 as an interpretative framework to, on the one hand, analyse the negative perceptions of refugees and, on the other hand, propose ways refugees could be assets to their host communities. The author is part of a missional team that serves in some South African communities of poverty where refugees have experienced a great deal of discrimination. He reflects on his status as a refugee and a mission worker to point out a constructive role a refugee could play in society as a Christian. He refers to this role as good news agency. The article alludes to practical examples where a constructive role in a community has led refugees to be seen as assets to their communities. It concludes by stressing that the negative perception of refugees in South African communities of poverty may be an implicit collective longing local residents have for good news agents around them regardless of their countries of origin. en_ZA
dc.description.department Science of Religion and Missiology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2021 en_ZA
dc.description.uri https://theologiaviatorum.org en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Kabongo, K.T.L., 2020, ‘Migration to South Africa: A missional reflection of a refugee using Jeremiah 29:4–12 as an interpretive framework’, Theologia Viatorum 44(1), a57. https://DOI.org/ 10.4102/tv.v44i1.57. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0378-4142 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2664-2980 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/tv.v44i1.57
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82182
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher University of LIMPOPO, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies en_ZA
dc.rights © 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Asset en_ZA
dc.subject Building en_ZA
dc.subject Good news agents en_ZA
dc.subject Migration en_ZA
dc.subject Perception en_ZA
dc.subject Refugee en_ZA
dc.title Migration to South Africa : a missional reflection of a refugee using Jeremiah 29:4–12 as an interpretive framework en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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