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Foreigner Integration as a Challenge for the Church

Reflections in Light of Recent Church Documents

Author(s): Petr Štica
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: integration; immigrants; foreigners; pastoral care; interculturality; Catholic Church

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the role that local churches could and should play in the integration process of immigrants into the host society. The starting point of the refl ection constitute the recent Church documents concerning the pastoral care of migrants and itinerant people. The study has two parts: fi rstly, the theological fundamentals are introduced; second, the contribution of local churches to the integration of migrants is described.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-14
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech
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