Moral Discomfort The theological Debate about Flight and Migration and the Relationship between Politics and Morality

Refugee politics has attracted some theological attention in recent years. The article analyzes positions of the German-speaking debate and interprets them as a contribution to determining the relationship between morality and politics. It is shown that strong moral convictions have a drive to the ultimate that potentially overburdens the political process, but cannot be kept out of it. Consequently, there is a need for a two regiments practice that recognizes the regiment of ultimate morality within the political field as well as the regiment of pragmatic political compromising, and constantly works out the difference between them.