Christianity and the Law of Migration

Christianity and the Law of Migration
Author: Silas W. Allard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2021-09-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000436373

This collection brings together legal scholars and Christian theologians for an interdisciplinary conversation responding to the challenges of global migration. Gathering 14 leading scholars from both law and Christian theology, the book covers legal perspectives, theological perspectives, and key concepts in migration studies. In Part 1, scholars of migration law and policy discuss the legal landscape of migration at both the domestic and international level. In Part 2, Christian theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars draw on the resources of the Christian tradition to think about migration. In Part 3, each chapter is co-authored by a scholar of law and a scholar of Christian theology, who bring their respective resources and perspectives into conversation on key themes within migration studies. The work provides a truly interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of migration for those who are new to the subject; an opportunity for immigration lawyers and legal scholars to engage Christian theology; an opportunity for pastors and Christian theologians to engage law; and new insights on key frameworks for scholars who are already committed to the study of migration.

Christians at the Border

Christians at the Border
Author: M. Daniel Carroll R.
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 080103566X

Hispanic Old Testament scholar Daniel Carroll brings biblical theology to bear creatively on the current immigration conversation with an eye to correcting assumptions on both sides of the issue.

God and the Illegal Alien

God and the Illegal Alien
Author: Robert W. Heimburger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 110717662X

A fresh response to the problem of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology.

A Theology of Migration

A Theology of Migration
Author: Groody, Daniel G.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2022-10-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608339491

"A systematic look at migration that seeks to reimagine the operative political, social, and cultural narratives of immigration through a Eucharistic theology"--

Toward a Theology of Migration

Toward a Theology of Migration
Author: G. Cruz
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1137375515

Offering a theology of migration, Cruz reflects on the Christian vision of 'one bread, one body, one people' in view of the gifts and challenges of contemporary migration to Christian spirituality, mission, and inculturation and the need for reform of migration policies based on the experience of refugees, migrant women, and others.

Global Migration and Christian Faith

Global Migration and Christian Faith
Author: M. Daniel Carroll R.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2021-12-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 172528149X

Human history is the history of migration. Never before, however, have the numbers of people on the move been so large nor the movement as global as it is today. How should Christians respond biblically, theologically, and missiologically to the myriad of daunting challenges triggered by this new worldwide reality? This volume brings together significant scholars from a variety of fields to offer fresh insights into how to engage migration. What makes this book especially unique is that the authors come from across Christian traditions, and from different backgrounds and experiences--each of whom makes an important contribution to current debates. How has the Christian church responded to migration in the past? How might the Bible orient our thinking? What new insights about God and faith surface with migration, and what new demands are placed now upon God's people in a world in so much need? Global Migration and Christian Faith points in the right direction to grapple with those questions and move forward in constructive ways.

Welcoming the Stranger

Welcoming the Stranger
Author: Matthew Soerens
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830885552

World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths about immigration, show the limits of the current immigration system, and offer concrete ways for you to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors.

Neighbor

Neighbor
Author: Ben Daniel
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010-08-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664236510

Argues that Christians in the United States should approach undocumented immigrants as neighbors and friends, discussing the spiritual, legal, and geographical aspects of the immigration debate.

Immigration and Faith

Immigration and Faith
Author: Hoover, Brett C.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2021
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 1587688697

Immigration and Faith is a comprehensive textbook for theology and religious studies courses that addresses migration to and within the United States and beyond.

Religion, Migration, and Existential Wellbeing

Religion, Migration, and Existential Wellbeing
Author: Moa Kindström Dahlin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2020-09-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1000191028

This book uses the very latest research to examine current interactions between religion, migration and existential wellbeing. In particular, it demonstrates the role of religion and religious organizations in the social, medical and existential wellbeing of immigrants within their host societies. By focusing on the role and politics of religion and religious organisations as well as the religious identity and faith of individuals, it highlights the connection between existential wellbeing, integration and social cohesion. The book brings together researchers from various disciplines taking on the challenge to elaborate on the theme of this book from different perspectives, using different methods and theories with a wide selection of cases from various parts of the world. The value of multidisciplinary research on the role of religion in a globalised society – locally, nationally and internationally – is important for understanding the composition and potential solutions to social and political problems. Religious aspects and organisations are present in legal, political and social forms of governance and form the basis for future research on e.g. secularisation, democracy, minorities, human rights, welfare, healthcare and identity formation. These and other related topics are discussed in this book. This book is an up-to-date and multifaceted study of how religion engages with the mass movement of peoples. As such, it will be of great interest to any scholar of Religious Studies, Migrant Studies, Sociology of Religion, Religion and Politics, as well as Legal Studies with a human right focus.