Homemaking in and with Migrant Churches as Communities of Care

• Main Author: Reyes-Espiritu, Ma. Adeinev M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: migrant church; homemaking; communities of care; care relationship; Philippine labor migrants; religion; migration; Christianity; practical theology; pastoral theology; pastoral care; Arts and Humanities; Catholic Studies; Migration Studies; Practical Theology; Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theology-faculty-pubs/83; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/theology-faculty-pubs/article/1083/viewcontent/religions_14_00257__1_.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Research on migration and religion reports the significance of religion to migrants, particularly those who self-identify as religious. In particular, migrant churches have served as a sanctuary, a venue for social networking, and a community supportive of migrants’ wellbeing, to name a few things....