"And the Greatest of These Is Hope": Reframing the Global Refugee Crisis
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 m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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| In: |
Transformation
Year: 2018, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-123 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
refugees in Africa
B Love B Immigration B Faith B theological triad B Hope |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0265378818783590 |