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order to address the issue of human mobility, one needs to dig deeper: it is not sufficient to
create Christian discourses about migration by collecting proof verses from the Bible which
talk about people on the move, and about the position of strangers. Digging deeper asks for
self-reflection: what is going on in Christian communities in terms of migration? What do
Christians in this part of the world believe about different aspects of migration and why do
they do so? What are the most striking aspects of migration which need theological
attention?
Case studies which contextually explore the relationship between mission praxis and
migration
Churches involvement in issues of human mobility
Missionary presence and migration
Missiological assessments of missionary work among people labeled as (illegal)
migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, economic migrants, labor migrants,
entrepreneurs, international students and professionals
Case studies of churches emerged in strong relationship with migration: e.g.
Romanian speaking churches in Western Europe or/and Vietnamese speaking
churches in CEE.
Missionaries as migrants
Communities left behind: case studies related to communities from which large
number of people left or temporarily work abroad.
The issue of diaspora
Exclusion, inclusion, racism, xenophobia, politics of the fear and image-formation
Human mobility and new communities/ community formation
Inter-faith dynamics influenced by migration
Exploring fresh ways of theologizing on migration
When more is less and less might become more: in search for a better life and the
issue of human relationships
For submitting a paper proposal, please send an abstract of no more than 300 words to
ceeams@gmail.com by 13th of March 2016. Abstracts should provide a brief description of
the work, clearly outlining the theoretical perspectives and methodology to be applied in the
paper.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 20th of March, 2016.
Selected papers may be published in ACTA MISSIOLOGIAE, the journal of the Central and
Eastern European Association for Mission Studies.
Conference Venue:
Evangelical Theological Seminary
Cvjetkova 32, PO Box 370, Osijek, Croatia, HR-31103
Tel: 385-31-494-200 // Fax: 385-31-494-201 // Email: info@evtos.hr
Scholarships:
Participants, especially those whose abstract will be accepted, may apply for partial or full
coverage of the conference costs. Travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. Exceptions to the
rules will be considered.
Please register as soon as possible using the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mUPrOcyP6zH0NOphUbvKe9I6AIfwAI9Qv8IPyP0HUU/viewform?usp=send_form
Organizers:
Pavol Bargr
Scott Klingsmith
Anne-Marie Kool
Valentin Kozhuharov
Dorottya Nagy
Peter Penner
Ivan Rusyn
Vladimir Ubeivolc
Ruslan Zagidulin