Kinship Across Borders : a Christian Ethic of Immigration.
Heyer, Kristin E.
Kinship Across Borders : a Christian Ethic of Immigration. - Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (209 pages) - Moral Traditions Series . - Moral traditions series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Christian Anthropology and the De-humanization of Immigrants; Chapter Two: Social Sin and Inhospitality to Immigrants; Chapter Three: Domestic Church and Threats Facing Immigrant Families; Chapter Four: Global Solidarity and the Immigration Paradigm; Chapter Five: Civic Kinship and Subversive Hospitality: A Christian Immigration Ethic; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.
The failure of current immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences: a significant increase in border deaths, a proliferation of smuggling networks, prolonged family separation, inhumane raids, a patchwork of local ordinances criminalizing activities of immigrants and those who harbor them, and the creation of an underclass?none of which are appropriate or just outcomes for those holding Christian commitments. Kinship Across Borders analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and g.
English.
9781589019317 1589019318
22573/ctt2n0psw JSTOR
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Émigration et immigration--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Moral and ethical aspects
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
États-Unis--Émigration et immigration--Politique gouvernementale--Aspect moral.
United States
Electronic books.
JV6483 .H47 2012
261.832 261.836
Kinship Across Borders : a Christian Ethic of Immigration. - Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (209 pages) - Moral Traditions Series . - Moral traditions series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Christian Anthropology and the De-humanization of Immigrants; Chapter Two: Social Sin and Inhospitality to Immigrants; Chapter Three: Domestic Church and Threats Facing Immigrant Families; Chapter Four: Global Solidarity and the Immigration Paradigm; Chapter Five: Civic Kinship and Subversive Hospitality: A Christian Immigration Ethic; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.
The failure of current immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences: a significant increase in border deaths, a proliferation of smuggling networks, prolonged family separation, inhumane raids, a patchwork of local ordinances criminalizing activities of immigrants and those who harbor them, and the creation of an underclass?none of which are appropriate or just outcomes for those holding Christian commitments. Kinship Across Borders analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and g.
English.
9781589019317 1589019318
22573/ctt2n0psw JSTOR
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Émigration et immigration--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Moral and ethical aspects
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
États-Unis--Émigration et immigration--Politique gouvernementale--Aspect moral.
United States
Electronic books.
JV6483 .H47 2012
261.832 261.836