My Account Log in

1 option

Showdown in the Sonoran Desert : religion, law, and the immigration controversy / Ananda Rose.

LIBRA BR517 .R58 2012
Loading location information...

Available from offsite location This item is stored in our repository but can be checked out.

Log in to request item
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rose, Ananda.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Immigrants--Civil rights.
Immigrants.
Emigration and immigration.
Christianity.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
United States.
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Immigrants--Civil rights--United States.
Noncitizens--United States.
Noncitizens.
Illegal immigration--United States.
Illegal immigration.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Government policy.
Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration.
Mexican-American Border Region.
Physical Description:
vii, 186 pages : map ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Contents:
A window into the crisis: three nuns and a soup kitchen
Sanctuary old and new: the biblical tradition of radical hospitality
A theology of water: humane borders and the Reverend Robin Hoover
Transcending borders: no more deaths and a higher moral law
Postscript: riding with the Samaritans
Fencing Arizona: meditations on a wall
Invasions, floods, and barbarians: what's to be afraid of?
Senate bill-1070: wagers of love and fear at the border
Postscript: what would Jesus do?.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199890934
0199890935
OCLC:
747385688

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

Find

Home Release notes

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Find catalog Using Articles+ Using your account