Ubuntu, Migration and Ministry - Being Human in a Johannesburg Church

In Ubuntu, Migration and Ministry Elina Hankela engages with the socio-moral meanings of ubuntu (Nguni: humanness/humanity) in contemporary Johannesburg drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at the Central Methodist Mission, a Johannesburg inner-city church that has been re-shaped in the face of international migration.

About the author

Elina Hankela, Th.D. (2013, University of Helsinki), is a postdoctoral fellow affiliated with the University of Helsinki and the University of South Africa. She is currently working as part of an international team on a comparative research project focusing on faith-based organisations, social cohesion and marginalised youth.

Product details

• Authors: Elina Hankela
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.2014
• EAN: 9789004271869
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27186-9
• No. of pages: 433
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Studies in Systematic Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works