Kinship across borders : a Christian ethic of immigration / Kristin E. Heyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heyer, Kristin E., 1974-

Series:

Moral Traditions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589019317

1589019318

OCLC:

818317932