Book

Beyond welcome : centering immigrants in our Christian response to immigration

Call Number

  • 261.838 G6439 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2022]

Physical Description

xiii, 161 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

"Challenging many common assumptions, a Guatemalan immigrant and advocate with World Relief examines the racial, social, political, and theological implications of centering immigrants themselves in our advocacy and care"--

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Words and myths. Strangers in a strange land: the myth of assimilation
  • The scarlet cord and the myth of the good immigrant
  • Russian for beginners: words matter
  • Part 2: The Bible and belonging. Reading the Bible: interpretations have consequences
  • Mi casa es su casa: the hospitality of Jesus
  • The land before (Western) time: a theology of belonging
  • Part 3: Dignity and departures. Departures: people on the move
  • Ethical storytelling: disrupting the narrative
  • The kin-dom where everyone belongs.

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