{"product_id":"kinship-across-borders-a-christian-ethic-of-immigration-paperback","title":"Kinship Across Borders: A Christian Ethic of Immigration - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin E. Heyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristin E. Heyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKinship Across Borders\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and global solidarity. Kristin Heyer expertly demonstrates how current US immigration policies reflect harmful neoliberal economic priorities, and why immigration cannot be reduced to security or legal issues alone. Rather, she explains that immigration involves a broad array of economic issues, trade policies, concerns of cultural tolerance and criminal justice, and, at root, an understanding of the human person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKinship Across Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, Heyer has developed a Christian immigration ethic--grounded in scriptural, anthropological, and social teachings and rooted in the experiences of undocumented migrants--that calls society to promote concrete practices and policies reflecting justice and solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin E. Heyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Bernard J. Hanley Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eProphetic and Public: The Social Witness of US Catholicism\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the College Theology Society's Best Book Award, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCatholics and Politics: Dynamic Tensions between Faith and Power\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.08 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800090050848,"sku":"9781589019300","price":107.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8404b74ea3951c37b929ffec3140705b.webp?v=1780832397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kinship-across-borders-a-christian-ethic-of-immigration-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}