Just immigration : American policy in Christian perspective /
Amstutz, Mark R.,
Just immigration : American policy in Christian perspective / Mark R. Amstutz. - xiii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-250) and index.
Morality, law, and US immigration policy -- The rules of the game -- The immigration system in practice -- Theories of international migration -- Christian ethics, the Bible, and immigration -- The Roman Catholic church and US immigration policy -- Evangelicals and US immigration policy -- Other protestant churches and US immigration policy -- Strengthening the Christian witness on immigration.
Few issues are as complex and controversial as immigration in the United States. The only thing anyone seems to agree on is that the system is broken. Mark Amstutz offers a succinct overview and assessment of current immigration policy and argues for an approach to the complex immigration debate that is solidly grounded in Christian political thought. After analyzing key laws and institutions in the US immigration system, Amstutz examines how Catholics, evangelicals, and main-line Protestants have used Scripture to address social and political issues, including immigration. He critiques the ways in which many Christians have approached immigration reform and offers concrete suggestions on how Christian groups can offer a more credible political engagement with this urgent policy issue.
9780802874849 0802874843
40027078943
2016058806
Church and state--United States.
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR 516 / .A535 2017
Just immigration : American policy in Christian perspective / Mark R. Amstutz. - xiii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-250) and index.
Morality, law, and US immigration policy -- The rules of the game -- The immigration system in practice -- Theories of international migration -- Christian ethics, the Bible, and immigration -- The Roman Catholic church and US immigration policy -- Evangelicals and US immigration policy -- Other protestant churches and US immigration policy -- Strengthening the Christian witness on immigration.
Few issues are as complex and controversial as immigration in the United States. The only thing anyone seems to agree on is that the system is broken. Mark Amstutz offers a succinct overview and assessment of current immigration policy and argues for an approach to the complex immigration debate that is solidly grounded in Christian political thought. After analyzing key laws and institutions in the US immigration system, Amstutz examines how Catholics, evangelicals, and main-line Protestants have used Scripture to address social and political issues, including immigration. He critiques the ways in which many Christians have approached immigration reform and offers concrete suggestions on how Christian groups can offer a more credible political engagement with this urgent policy issue.
9780802874849 0802874843
40027078943
2016058806
Church and state--United States.
Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR 516 / .A535 2017