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BL
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853834
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Heyer, Kristin E.
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| Title & Author
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Kinship Across Borders : : a Christian Ethic of Immigration.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington :: Georgetown University Press,, 2012.
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| Series Statement
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Moral Traditions Series
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (209 pages)
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| ISBN
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1589019318
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: 9781589019317
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158901930X
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9781589019300
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Emigration and immigration-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Emigration and immigration-- Government policy-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Emigration and immigration-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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RELIGION-- Christian Life-- Social Issues.
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RELIGION-- Christian Theology-- Ethics.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- General.
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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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| Dewey Classification
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261.832261.836
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JV6483 .H47 2012
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