An Intercultural Theology of Migration: Pilgrims in the Wilderness (Studies in Systematic Theology, 5)

Drawing on the experience of migrant women domestic workers, theological ethics, and liberationist theologies, this book offers an intercultural theology of migration that arises from the (dis)continuities, (im)mobilities, and (dis)empowerment embedded in Contents......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 I. THE LANDSCAPE......Page 24 Introduction......Page 26 The Exodus: Filipino Migration and the DHs in Hong Kong......Page 27 Experience of Oppression of the DHs in Hong Kong......Page 31 Geographical Differences......Page 32 Cultural and Religious Differences......Page 34 Racial and Ethnic Discrimination......Page 40 As Migrant Filipino Women......Page 44 Gendered Socialization, Gendered Migration......Page 45 Gendered Transitions......Page 49 Gendered Violence......Page 54 As Migrant Domestic Workers......Page 59 Job Discrimination......Page 60 Exploitation......Page 63 Summary and Conclusion......Page 76 Introduction......Page 78 DHs' Ways of Dealing with Domestication......Page 79 Based on Gender......Page 80 Based on Class......Page 86 Based on Culture and Religion......Page 90 Resistance......Page 94 Political......Page 95 Religio-Cultural......Page 106 Economic......Page 114 Cultural......Page 116 Religious......Page 122 Political-Economic......Page 124 Summary and Conclusion......Page 127 II. THE MARKERS......Page 130 Introduction......Page 132 Theological Challenges and Perspectives......Page 133 The Challenge of Borders and Strangers......Page 134 The Call to Hospitality......Page 140 The Implications of Migrant Religion......Page 142 A Gendered Subject: Integration of Women's Experience and Perspective in Theological Reflection......Page 147 Gendering the Quest for Global Economic Justice......Page 148 Em-Body-ing Theology......Page 155 Re-thinking Suffering......Page 158 An Expanded Category: Shifting Identity and Subjectivity as Challenges for 21st Century Theology......Page 165 From Fixed and Specific to Multiple and Dynamic Identities......Page 166 From the Power of the Powerful to the Power of the Power-less......Page 174 From Multicultural to Intercultural Theology......Page 179 Summary and Conclusion......Page 183 Introduction......Page 186 Delores Williams: A Theological Profile......Page 188 Basic Features of Williams' Theological Method......Page 189 Leit Motif in Williams' Theological Thought......Page 190 Key Themes......Page 195 Surrogacy......Page 196 Survival Strategies......Page 200 The Cross and Atonement......Page 203 Wilderness......Page 206 The Black Church......Page 207 General Appreciation......Page 210 Personal Appreciation......Page 213 Jung Young Lee: A Theological Profile......Page 215 Basic Features of Lee's Theological Method......Page 217 Leit Motif in Lee's Theological Thought......Page 219 Jung Young Lee's Theology of Marginality......Page 222 The Marginal Person......Page 223 Jesus-Christ as the Margin of Marginality......Page 226 The Church and Marginal Discipleship......Page 229 Appreciation......Page 232 General Appreciation......Page 233 Personal Appreciation......Page 235 Summary and Conclusion......Page 239 III. THE ROAD AHEAD......Page 242 Introduction......Page 244 Life on the Edge as God-Talk: A Conversation between Williams' Survival Quality of Life, Lee's Marginality, and the Struggle of the Filipina DHs in Hong Kong......Page 245 Race as Heuristic Lens......Page 246 Wilderness and Marginality as Space......Page 248 The Role and Meaning of Suffering......Page 251 Dealing with Oppression......Page 255 Church and Community......Page 258 With Williams: Surrogacy as Oppression......Page 262 With Lee: Migration as Marginalization......Page 265 Dutiful Daughters and Sisters, Devoted Wives and Mothers......Page 270 "Shared Resources," "Modern-Day Slaves"......Page 275 Pakikibaka (Struggle) as Bahala Na (Hopeful Risk-Taking)......Page 279 In the Name of the Body......Page 283 God of the Struggle......Page 285 Church of the Stranger......Page 292 Summary and Conclusion......Page 300 Introduction......Page 302 The Gender Issue......Page 304 Emerging Themes for a Gender-Sensitive ToS......Page 310 The Challenge of Migration......Page 318 Emerging Themes for a Migration-Conscious Contextualization......Page 321 Biblical Hermeneutics......Page 323 Religious and Cultural Critique......Page 331 Summary and Conclusion......Page 335 Conclusion......Page 338 Bibliography......Page 344 Index......Page 368 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. By Gemma Tulud Cruz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.