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Border of death, valley of life : an immigrant journey of heart and spirit / Daniel G. Groody.
Van Pelt Library BX1407.M48 G76 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Groody, Daniel G., 1964-
- Series:
- Celebrating faith
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexican American Catholics--Religious life.
- Mexican American Catholics.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 188 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2002]
- Summary:
- The subject of immigration is not new. As the United States' anti-terrorism efforts mean more pressure to seal borders, it warrants attention today more than ever. In Border of Death, Valley of Life, Daniel Groody cuts through unquestioned negative stereotypes of Mexican immigrants to reveal true beauty, dignity and worth. This book is a powerful first-hand account of religious ministry reaching out to heal the lives of desperate people who come to the United States, often illegally, seeking a better life. h reaches across borders, divisions, and preconceptions, all the way to the heart.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Crushed Heart: The Dynamics of Mexican Emigration and Immigration / Corazon Destrozado 13
- A Hunger for Freedom, A Wall of Separation 13
- Breaking from Home in Mexico 15
- The Pressure to Immigrate 16
- Breaking from Family 17
- Breaking from the Familiar 18
- Crossing the U.S.-Mexican Border 19
- The Border Patrol: La Migra 20
- The Smuggler: El Coyote 22
- The Life-Threatening Elements: La Muerte 23
- Entering a Foreign Land 26
- Political-Cultural Alienation: Mexican in an American Land 26
- Socio-Economic Alienation: Poor in a Prosperous Land 27
- Psycho-Spiritual Alienation: Lonely in an Unfamiliar Land 29
- The Immigrant Predicament: A Stranger in a Foreign Land 31
- The Immigrant Journey as a Way of the Cross 32
- Chapter 2 The Rehabilitated Heart: The Dynamics of Healing and Empowerment / Corazon Rehabilitado 41
- A Spiritual Home in a Foreign Land 41
- The Coachella Valley 41
- The Valley Missionary Program 42
- The Shrine and the Retreat House 44
- The Missionary Encounter Retreat 45
- Ritual and Mexican Immigrant Spirituality 46
- A Spirituality of the Heart 47
- A Ritual Process of Spiritual Transformation 48
- Arriving with a Guarded Heart 48
- The Cracking Open of a Stony Heart 49
- The Healing of a Wounded Heart 51
- The Creating of a Spiritual Heart 52
- The Touching of God's Heart 53
- The Ennobling of a Mexican Heart 55
- The Cleansing of a Sinful Heart 57
- The Awakening of a Joyful Heart 58
- The Empowering of a Loving Heart 59
- The Witnessing of a Grateful Heart 60
- A Contextual Theology of Encounter 61
- A New World and a New Way of Life: A Sacramental and Incarnational Spirituality 69
- Chapter 3 The Animated Heart: The Dynamics of Conversion and Transformation / Corazon Animado 79
- A Foundation for Conversion 79
- Affective Conversion through the Experience of the Beautiful 82
- From Guardedness to Openness 83
- From Negative Stereotypes to a More Positive Self-Identity 84
- From Guilt to Forgiveness 85
- Social Conversion through the Experience of Love 86
- From Cultural Denial to Cultural Affirmation 87
- From Indifference to Care 90
- From Family of Blood to Family of the Spirit 90
- Intellectual Conversion through the Experience of the Truth 92
- From Machos to Hombres de Verdad (From Studs to Authentic Men) 92
- From Viejas to Mujeres de Dignidad (From Old Maids to Dignified Women) 94
- From Functional Illiteracy to Internalized Wisdom 95
- Personal Moral Conversion through the Experience of the Good 97
- From Powerlessness to Empowerment 98
- From Self-Centered to Christ-Centered 99
- From Immigrants to Missionaries 102
- Religious Conversion through the Experience of Friendship with God 103
- From a Distant, Impersonal God to a Close Personal Friend 104
- From Sacramental Obligation to Sacramental Celebration 106
- From Desgraciado to Graciado (From Disgraced to Graced) 107
- From Death to Life: The Paschal Mystery in Coachella 108
- Chapter 4 The Flowering of the Heart: The Dynamics of Inculturation and Mission / Corazon Florido 115
- The Mesoamerican Story and the Guadalupe Story 115
- The Religious Ethos of Mesoamerica: Two Core Mesoamerican Symbols 116
- Atltepetl: Fertile Center of the Divine Spirit 116
- Corazon: Source of Life and Knowledge 117
- Guadalupe: Rooting Christianity in Mesoamerican Soil 118
- Tepeyac: A Christian Atltepetl 118
- Juan Diego: An Encounter with the Divine Heart 123
- Guadalupe: The Flowering of Mexican Christianity 124
- The Encounter Retreat in Coachella: The Guadalupe Story and the Gospel Story 124
- La Virgen and the Team: A New Message, a New Way of Life 126
- Juan Diego and the Candidates: Out of Darkness, a New Light 127
- Bishop Zumarraga and the Church: A Listening Church, a Church of the Poor 129
- Tepyac and the Shrine: A New Center, A New Home 130
- Flor y Canto: A Divine Message, A Human Medium 130
- The Tilma and a Spirituality of Conversion: An Initial Response, An Ongoing Challenge 132
- Juan Diego as Prototype of Converting Mexican-Immigrant Christian 133
- Appendix The Nican Mopohua
- The Guadalupe Story 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-178) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742522415
- OCLC:
- 49277447
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