Theological reflection on migration and on church responses to increasing migration

Discussion

Here you will find material which presents theological reflection on the phenomena of migration. It looks at the underpinning of the churches’ response to the situation of migrants and uprooted people and informs their active engagement.

Resources

  • EN RECOMMENDATIONS on a new pact on migration and asylum (PDF – 1.7 MB)In the following 5 documents you find comments and positions from churches and church organisations to the EU policies on migration and asylum. The five headlines are: X recommendations o pre entry boarder screening o return policies o rescue and criminalisation of solidarity o solidarity
  • EN PRE-ENTRY-SCREENING in the new pact on migration... (PDF – 1.7 MB)In the 5 documents you find comments an positions from churches and church organisations to the EU policies on migration and asylum. The five headlines are: o recommendations X pre entry boarder screening o return policies o rescue and criminalisation of solidarity o solidarity
  • EN RETURN POLICIES in the new pact on migration... (PDF – 1.6 MB)In the 5 documents you find comments an positions from churches and church organisations to the EU policies on migration and asylum. The five headlines are: o recommendations o pre entry boarder screening X return policies o rescue and criminalisation of solidarity o solidarity
  • EN RESCUE AND CRMINALISATION OF SOLIDARITY (PDF – 1.7 MB)In the 5 documents you find comments an positions from churches and church organisations to the EU policies on migration and asylum. The five headlines are: o recommendations o pre entry boarder screening o return policies X rescue and criminalisation of solidarity o solidarity
  • EN SOLIDARITY in the new pact on migration... (PDF – 1.6 MB)This is the last of 5 documents you find comments and positions from churches and church organisations to the EU policies on migration and asylum. The five headlines are: o recommendations o pre entry boarder screening o return policies o rescue and criminalisation of solidarity X solidarity
  • DE Yes we are a country of refuge (PDF – 544 KB)The document shows the position of Diaconia in Bavaria how to handle the question of refugee and demands a new orientation in policies