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This essay begins with a brief assessment of the theological legacy of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences in terms of a triple dialogue (with the Asian poor, cultures, and religions) and contextual theology It then surveys eight common features of Asian Christianity, namely, foreign character, colonial heritage, dehumanizing poverty, ecological destruction, minority status, Communist and socialist governments, ubiquitous migration, and anti-woman ideology. Next, it points to eight contemporary theological trends in response to these eight commonalities. It concludes with an examination of one of these eight trends, namely, interreligious dialogue, with reference to Pope Francis's teaching on this theme.

This book provides an indispensable voice in the scholarly conversation on migration. It shows how migration has shaped and has been shaped by the three Abrahamic religions - -Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. No theory of migration will be complete unless the theological insights of these religions are seriously taken into account