The Wayfarer

The Wayfarer
Author: Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah
Publisher: HippoBooks
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1839735554

Scripture testifies to God’s care for displaced peoples. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a narrative filled with migrants, with refugees, and with wayfarers. Even God himself is shown to be “on the move” – a God who does not stay on one side of the border but crosses over to save his people. In The Wayfarer, Dr. Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah engages the global refugee crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective that encompasses both development studies and theological reflection. Using specific examples from Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa, Msabah provides an overview of the sociopolitical, economic, and environmental dynamics of forced migration, while simultaneously exploring theological and cultural frameworks for understanding transformational community development. He examines both the church’s calling to provide sanctuary for displaced peoples and the role of refugees in contributing to the socioeconomic welfare of their host countries. While the church’s mandate is to act with justice and mercy towards the world’s most vulnerable populations, Msabah also reminds us that refugees are not passive recipients but powerful examples of courage, resilience, and hope who can, in their turn, transform our nations and our faith communities for the better.

A Wayfarer's Guide to Bringing the Sacred Home

A Wayfarer's Guide to Bringing the Sacred Home
Author: Joseph Sheppherd
Publisher: Baha'i Publishing Trust
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781931847025

Feeling Disconnected? This new book reveals spiritual ties between self, family, and community. A Wayfarer's Guide describes a journey to fulfillment. Is spiritual development simply a personal matter, or can it translate into a better connection with our families and communities? In turn, how does the outside world act on us spiritually? Author Joseph Sheppherd answers these fundamentally important--but seldom asked--questions in A Wayfarer's Guide to Bringing the Sacred Home. The book explores issues that shape our lives and the lives of those around us: the vital role of personal transformation in spiritual growth, the importance of spiritual training in raising children, the divine purpose of marriage and family, and processes for building strong communities.