Faith on the Road – A Short Theology of Travel and Justice

Joerg Rieger (PhD, Duke University) is Wendland-Cook Professor of Constructive Theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. An internationally recognized activist and scholar, he has engaged in questions of liberation, theology and public life for over two decades. He is the author of many books, including Occupy Religion (with Kwok Pui-lan) and Christ and Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times. Rev. Alexia Salvatierra is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She also serves as a consultant for a variety of organizations, including World Vision USA/World Vision International/Women of Vision, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, the Christian Community Development Association the Womens? Donor Network, Auburn Theological Seminary, Interfaith Worker Justice, PICO and Sojourners. She is adjunct faculty at the New York Theological Seminary and Biola University, and for over eleven years she was the executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE).

Foreword by Rev. Alexia Salvatierra

Preface

Introduction

1. The Judeo-Christian Traditions on the Road: Theological Reflections on Travel

2. Travel, Tourism, and Migration: Experiences on the Road

3. Pilgrims and Vagabonds: Challenges from the Road

4. Beyond Religious Tourism: Short-Term Mission Trips and Immersions Upside-Down

5. Travel as an Act of Justice

Notes

Subject Index