"Appealing to cognate Christian and Confucian virtues, Yuen argues, lets us contextualize rights discourse; so that the Church's teaching truly becomes learning. Yuen has made an immense contribution, not only in applying rights to the suffering of migrant women in Hong Kong, but to our reimagining rights and their place in our Christian heritage. She has taught us not only to grieve, but to act." -William O'Neill, S.J., Professor Emeritus, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, USA

Based on Catholic and Confucian social ethics, this book develops an ethic of solidarity and reciprocity with the migrants in Asia who are marginalized. Mary Mee-Yin Yuen draws off her own pastoral experiences in the Church, the situation of the wider Christian community, and the personal experiences of migrant women from various Asian countries in Hong Kong, to describe the features and practices of an ethical approach that emphasizes solidarity andreciprocity. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book integrates Catholic social ethics, moral philosophy, Chinese Confucian ethics, social sciences, and cultural studies to investigate the phenomenon of international and intra-national migration in Asia, particularly with regard to women migrants moving from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Mainland China to Hong Kong.

Auteur

Mary Mee-Yin Yuen is Professor of Moral Theology at the Holy Spirit Seminary College of Theology and Philosophy, Hong Kong. She is also a researcher of the Holy Spirit Study Centre and the Centre for Catholic Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She believes that her teaching and research work are inseparable from her social ministries.

Résumé

Based on Catholic and Confucian social ethics, this book develops an ethic of solidarity and reciprocity with the migrants in Asia who are marginalized. Mary Mee-Yin Yuen draws off her own pastoral experiences in the Church, the situation of the wider Christian community, and the personal experiences of migrant women from various Asian countries in Hong Kong, to describe the features and practices of an ethical approach that emphasizes solidarity and reciprocity. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book integrates Catholic social ethics, moral philosophy, Chinese Confucian ethics, social sciences, and cultural studies to investigate the phenomenon of international and intra-national migration in Asia, particularly with regard to women migrants moving from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Mainland China to Hong Kong.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Migration and Migrants in Asia and Hong Kong

Chapter 3 Justice and Human Dignity in Catholic Social Teaching

Chapter 4 Migration, Human Rights, and Obligations

Chapter 5 Migrants, Receiving Countries, and Virtues

Chapter 6 Christian Relational Virtues

Chapter 7 Confucian Ethics: Human Relatedness, Benevolence and Reciprocity

Chapter 8 Neo-Confucian Ethics: Unity of Knowing and Acting

Chapter 9 Towards an Ethic of Solidarity and Reciprocity with the Migrants Chapter10 General Conclusion: Solidarity and Reciprocity as a Way of Life