RT Article
T1 "And the Greatest of These Is Hope": Reframing the Global Refugee Crisis
JF Transformation
VO 35
IS 2
SP 117
OP 123
A1 Msabah, Barnabé Anzuruni
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1665362227
AB The refugee phenomenon is indeed a shared human condition - affecting every sector of society. This article explores the meaning and relevance of hope in the lives of refugees. It analyses the extent to which hope features in their lived experiences and the impact of its role in empowering them to meet their manifold challenges. The study is a compendium of qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with refugee migrants in Cape Town, a wide range of existing scholarly literature, and the author's lived experiences as a refugee migrant in several African countries. The aim of this evidence-based information is to provide a platform for research, advocacy, and mobilisation of the refugee populations in order to optimise their care and establish hope as an empowering resource. In so doing, the article highlights the primacy of hope in line with the African kairos of dread.
K1 Faith
K1 Hope
K1 Immigration
K1 Love
K1 refugees in Africa
K1 theological triad
DO 10.1177/0265378818783590