MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF EVANGELIZATION

Migration and urbanization are processes that are gaining great importance in recent decades. The objective of this analysis is to present the main world trends in relation to these processes; pointing out which challenges and specific opportunities have been created by migrants who come to urban areas; identifying in which way migrants preferences of cities has affected or is affecting positively the modern urban populations, and the relationship between this phenomenon and evangelization; put theology in dialog with geography and sociology. The database used for these reflections were: documents produced by the United Nations over the last five years, and authors in the field of geography and sociology who have as their object of study the migration and urban space, as well as, the theological foundation based on the evolution theme as presented in the social teaching of the Catholic Church. The methodology used in this article is the presentation of data on contemporary migration, biblical foundation, the evolution theme from the social teaching of the Catholic Church and proposals towards a concrete action of evangelization in Latin America.