Across the world-both in the developed and developing worlds, migrant-refugee dynamic is one of the most hotly debated topics in the academia, media, polity, and in other fora. Those from the two third world wants to migrate to the developed world for quality of life-simply means to be like 'them' or 'like others' who live in the one-third world. Alongside, there is also a large section of people in millions within and outside their countries in the two-third world living like refugees.

As against the backdrop, this volume addresses their problems-refugees and migrants who face horrendous difficulties in Asia and Africa. A number of factors push them from their locales to leave their countries for survival-who have eventually been branded as migrants and as refugees. This volume is thus to be bring to the fore the plight of the refugees and migrants from diverse approaches and perspectives. On these lines, the book covers a range of theological disciplines encouraging multi-disciplinary methods.

The book is primarily revolving around academic and pragmatic dimensions. It will also at time necessarily draws references and inferences from theoretical frames and practical initiatives. It is to be noted that the facts and figures available in the field of study and the domain of literature on this topic along with personal involvement of some scholars collecting the data and case studies spills outside the sphere of the academic arena adds a good mix of both. Hence, it is a mix of diverse views, standpoints, and perspectives that emanates from the locales that the refugees and migrants live and hail from. So, the problems faced and encountered by migrants and refugees are viewed from the Global South or the Two-third world prisms.

Contents

Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Profile of the Contributors

ASIAN DOMAIN

SECTION I: PERSPECTIVAL

1. Essentializing Theoretical Framework for Migrants and Evolving an Integrated Perspective for Refugees
    I. John Mohan Razu

SECTION II: BIBLICAL

2. ‘You Shall Not Oppress a Resident Alien’: Immigrant Theology in the Old Testament
    K. Jesurathnam

3. ‘Strangers and Exiles on the Earth’ (Heb 11:13): A Theological Vision for Christian Engagement with Refugees and Migrants
    C. I. David Joy

4. Migrant Journey of Joseph and Mary: A Psychological Exploration
    Sindhu Joseph

SECTION III: THEOLOGICAL & ETHICAL

5. From Pain to Power: Evolving a Theology of Migration from the Ravages of Manipur
    Graceson Pavei Ngade

6. Plight and Pathos of Nomadic Dalit Castes: A Biblical and Theological Response to Issues of Refugees and Human Trafficking
    D. Manohar Chandra Prasad

7. Anthropocene, Earth Planet and Climate Refugees are Interconnected: Proposing a Planetary Theology
    I. John Mohan Razu

8. Refugee-Migrant Dynamic Propels Contextual Theologies to go Beyond: Ponder Over Local and Global Dialectic
    I. John Mohan Razu

SECTION IV: HISTORICAL & POLITICAL

9. History of Forced Migration of Tamil People in Sri Lankan and Struggles of Tamil Refugees in India
    Sigamoney Shakespeare

10. The Cost of Belonging Muslim Immigrants and Identity Politics in Assam
      Narka Awomi

11. Israel’s Failed Project of ‘Forced Displacement’: Essentialising Resolve and Resilience of the Palestenians
     I. John Mohan Razu

12. International Response to Global Refugee Phenomenon: An Analysis
      Sigamoney Shakespeare

PART V: SOCIAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL

13. Socio-Psychological Effects of Migration and Its Impacts on Kerala Migrants and their Families
      Sindhu Joseph

14. Dynamics of the Mind and Consciousness of the Paliistenians in the Wake of Second Nakba
     I. John Mohan Razu

AFRICAN DOMAIN

SECTION VI: AFRICAN NOTIONS ON REFUGES-MIGRATION DYNAMIC

15. The Impact of Forced Migration in Africa
      George Samuel Okoth

16. Multi-Lingual Ministering to the Refugee-Migrants, in the 21st Century from South Sudan in Kawangware, Kenya
     Kipleting E. Seurei

17. Migration of Young Girls from Northern to Southern Ghana: A Missio-Economy Perspective
      Samuel Kofi Boateng Nkrumah-Pobi

SECTION VII: POSTSCRIPT

18. Global South Defying Global North: A Theology of Resistance and Subversion
      I. John Mohan Razu

Dr. Indukuri John Mohan Razu, a writer, educator, and "theological animator", is the author of several books that covers polity, economy, theology and philosophy. he has taught at many theological colleges in India. Known for his social and political stance and is a journalist.