What's in a Handshake? Multi-Faith Practice as a Starting Point for Christian Migration Ethics

This article assesses the tension between cosmopolitan and communitarian approaches to ethics of migration by analysing how Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) has responded current so-called crisis Europe. I argue that statements EKD frame people on move either as migrants or Muslims. These frames come with competing ethical consequences. Whereas are presented passive victims need some form support Christians, Muslims active victimisers suppression Christians. However, when then chairman shook hands who were arriving at Munich station summer 2015, surplus meaning communicated this encounter demonstrated these cannot be reduced their respective framing, thus resisting construction both migrant Muslim frame. Accordingly, advocate for a re-conceptualisation theological which takes multi-faith practices, such handshakes, point departure.