Respacing the Sacred: Hope among Diasporic Communities in Their Exilic Journey

This paper aims to establish the voice of diasporic communities as a theological method. It offers a transdisciplinary approach to theological explorations on our way of knowing and living. I will focus on the experience of diasporic Hongkongers; specifically, how hope is experienced and perceived by this group of people who continue their struggle for liberation after the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Their thoughts and feelings will provide new insights into the relationship between humanity and the divine and blurring the boundaries of place and placelessness. As the sacred reality arises amid desperation and uncertainty, the Mystery in which God meets the people where they are, should generate new stories of God’s salvific act in human history.