| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Moral Traditions Series
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Moral traditions series.
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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United States. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Government policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heyer, Kristin E. Kinship Across Borders : A Christian Ethic of Immigration. Washington : Georgetown University Press, ©2012 9781589019300 |
| ISBN |
9781589019317 |
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1589019318 |
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9781589019300 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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158901930X (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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