Welcoming the stranger : justice, compassion & truth in the immigration debate /
Soerens, Matthew, 1983-
Welcoming the stranger : justice, compassion & truth in the immigration debate / Matthew Soerens & Jenny Hwang ; foreword by Leith Anderson. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2009. - 240 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-230) and index.
The immigration dilemma -- Aliens among you : who are undocumented immigrants? -- Nation of immigrants : a historical perspective on immigration to the United States -- Immigrating the legal way : our immigration system today -- Thinking biblically about immigration -- Concerns about immigration -- The value of immigration to the United States -- The politics and policies of immigration reform -- The church and immigration today -- A Christian response to the immigration dilemma.
With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang debunk myths and misconceptions about immigration and show the limitations of the current immigration system. Ultimately they point toward immigration reform that is compassionate, sensible and just, as they offer concrete ways for you and your church to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors. --from publisher description.
9780830833597 0830833595 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008046023
Church work with immigrants--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV 639.I4 / S554 2009
Welcoming the stranger : justice, compassion & truth in the immigration debate / Matthew Soerens & Jenny Hwang ; foreword by Leith Anderson. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2009. - 240 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-230) and index.
The immigration dilemma -- Aliens among you : who are undocumented immigrants? -- Nation of immigrants : a historical perspective on immigration to the United States -- Immigrating the legal way : our immigration system today -- Thinking biblically about immigration -- Concerns about immigration -- The value of immigration to the United States -- The politics and policies of immigration reform -- The church and immigration today -- A Christian response to the immigration dilemma.
With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang debunk myths and misconceptions about immigration and show the limitations of the current immigration system. Ultimately they point toward immigration reform that is compassionate, sensible and just, as they offer concrete ways for you and your church to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors. --from publisher description.
9780830833597 0830833595 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008046023
Church work with immigrants--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV 639.I4 / S554 2009