Beyond Christendom: African Migration and Transformations in Global Christianity

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehu J. Hanciles
Keyword(s):  
Global Christianity ◽  
African Migration

Migration aspirations from a youth perspective: focus groups with returnees and youth in Mali

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-577
Author(s):  
Jaimie Bleck ◽  
Alison Lodermeier
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Migration Rates ◽  
African Migration ◽  
Youth Perspective

AbstractMali has one of the highest migration rates in Africa, but we still know very little about the processes and drivers of migration – particularly in the context of the current political crisis. This article draws on 27 focus groups with 220 returnees and male youth respondents conducted in the summer of 2018. Respondents cite underemployment and the inability to provide for relatives as well as a feeling of hopelessness about a future life in Mali as drivers of migration. Returnees report that the voyage was more difficult than anticipated. However, even with knowledge of the significant risks they face, most (68%) returnees express a desire to try to migrate again: this is particularly true for returned migrants who failed in an attempt to reach Europe (89%). The research illustrates very different experiences for migrants attempting to reach Europe and those with goals of intra-African migration.

Hanciles, J. Jehu: Migration and the Making of Global Christianity

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 700-701
Author(s):  
Emma Wild-Wood
Keyword(s):  
Global Christianity

Christians in and from the Middle East: Lessons from the World Christian Encyclopedia

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Deanna Ferree Womack
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Church History ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Eastern Christianity ◽  
Global Christianity ◽  
The World ◽  
Contemporary Reality ◽  
The Relationship

This article considers the history and contemporary reality of Middle Eastern Christianity in light of new demographic information available from the World Christian Encyclopedia. For readers interested in church history and World Christianity, it identifies key lessons to be learned about Christians in and from the Middle East today. It focuses on understanding the region’s Christian diversity, the complexities of recent demographic decline, the relationship between Middle Eastern and global Christianity, and the interreligious realities of Christian life in the region.

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