God and the Illegal Alien

United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Robert W. Heimburger, Robert W Heimburger

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Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to US demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal US law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is a thought-provoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-07-12
Mått149 x 227 x 14 mm
Vikt350 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLaw and Christianity
Antal sidor260
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781316629833

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Migration inom Samhalle och politik
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Introduction; Part I. The Immigrant as Alien: 1. How the alien emerged: allegiance, English law, and federal immigration law; 2. Coming near to distant neighbors in God's world; Part II. The Alien as Unlawfully Present: 3. How aliens became illegal: sovereignty, Chinese migration, and federal immigration law; 4. The humble guard: governing immigration under God; Part III. An Unlawfully Present Alien from a Neighboring Country?: 5. How nationals of neighboring countries became illegal aliens: non-discrimination, Mexican migration, and federal immigration law; 6. Justice and mercy among neighbors; Conclusion.

'In the heated debates around 'illegal aliens' several matters cry out for explanation. Where did the term 'alien' arise, and when did it first appear in US law? Why do current immigration laws view foreigners like they do? Such questions require historical awareness and, for the Christian, substantive theological reasoning. Heimburger presents a legal history and offers a rich theology for the government's role in God's economy as 'neighbor'. This is a fresh, needful framework for our times.' M. Daniel Carroll R., Blanchard Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College, Illinois and author of Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible