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Book SynopsisMigration 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.
Trade ReviewThe wealth of insights and themes evoked by this book could spark a very rich theological debate. [...] A welcome and much needed contribution to a Catholic theology that should move Christian believers to become more and more aware of being "pilgrims in the wilderness". Gioacchino Campese, CS, in Bibliographia Missionaria
Table of ContentsAbbreviations ... xi Introduction ... 1 I. THE LANDSCAPE 1. Geographies of Domestication: Mapping the Oppression of the Filipina, Domestic Workers in Hong Kong ... 13 2. Frontiers of Struggle: Negotiating Filipina Hong Kong DHs’ Ways of Dealing with Domestication ... 65 II. THE MARKERS 3. Expanding the Boundaries: Theological Challenges and Perspectives Arising from the Struggle of the Filipina Domestic Workers in Hong Kong ... 119 4. Exploring Theological Markers: Delores Williams’ Theology of Survival Quality of Life and Jung Young Lee’s Theology of Marginality ... 173 III. THE ROAD AHEAD 5. A Different Cartography: Mapping the God-Talk of a Feminist Theology of Struggle of Filipino Women Domestic Workers in the Context of Migration ... 231 6. Expanding the View: The Challenges of a Feminist Theology of Struggle of Filipina Domestic Workers in the Context of Migration to the Theology of Struggle in the Philippines ... 289 Conclusion ... 325 Bibliography ... 331 Index ... 355
