► Dr. J Andrew Kirk on Migration and Globalization
A valuable and an interesting discussion took place at our church on October 5, 2012. Dr. J Andrew Kirk presented a subject on the impact of migration and globalization on our churches nowadays. Dr. Kirk traced the discussions on the human rights to Aquinas and to the early discussions in the 21st century in the Church. He emphasized the Christians’ role in rising above violence and injustice. Making peace is an indispensible aspect of the Church’s calling and mission. Thus, it has been always a fundamental characteristic of the spread of the Good News to reconcile hostile communities and be hospitable to migrants by indigenous people.
J. Andrew Kirk has spent his life in theological education in South America and the United Kingdom. Recently retired from a teaching position at the University of Birmingham, England, he is the former Dean and Head of the School of Mission and World Christianity at Selly Oak Colleges. With degrees from the University of London and Cambridge, he is the author of thirteen books, including The Mission of Theology and Theology as Mission (1997), What is Mission? Theological Explorations (1999), and Mission under Scrutiny: Confronting Current Challenges (2006).
Refreshment followed and discussions continued.
