A Promised Land, A Perilous Journey

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A Christian theological interpretation of the border reality is a neglected area of immigration study. The foremost contribution of A Promised Land, A Perilous Journey is its focus on the theological dimension of migration, beginning with the humanity of the immigrant, a child of God and a bearer of his image.

The nineteen authors in this collection recognize that one characteristic of globalization is the movement not only of goods and ideas but also of people. The crossing of geographical borders confronts Christians, as well as all citizens, with choices: between national security and human insecurity, between sovereign national rights and human rights, between citizenship and discipleship. Bearing these global dimensions in mind, the essays in this book focus on the particular problems of immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. The contributors to this volume include scholars as well as pastors and lay people involved in immigration aid work.

Contributors: Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez, Gioacchino Campese, Daniel G. Groody, Jacqueline Hagan, Donald Senior, Peter C. Phan, Alex Nava, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Stephen Bevans, Robert Schreiter, Giovanni Graziano Tassello, Patrick Murphy, Robin Hoover, Graziano Battistella, Donald Kerwin, Raúl Fornet-Betancourt, Olivia Ruiz Marrujo, and Jorge E. Castillo Guerra.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Theology
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Philosophie et théologie
• Mexico ? United States border
• Liberation
• Globalization
• Ethics
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268080570
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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A PROMISED LAND, A PERILOUS JOURNEY

Theological Perspectives on Migration

EDITED BY Daniel G. Groody and Gioacchino Campese

A P RO M ISE D L A N D, A PERILOUS JOURNEY

A PROMISED LAND, A PERILOUS JOURNEY

Theological Perspectives on Migration

E d i t e d b y G R O O D YG . D A N I E L a n d G I O A C C H I N O C A M P E S E

University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

A฀promised land,฀a perilous journey :฀theological perspectives on migration / edited by Daniel G.฀Groody and Gioacchino Campese. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-268-02973-9฀(pbk.฀:฀alk.฀paper) isbn-10: 0-268-02973-3 ฀(pbk.฀:฀alk.฀paper) 1.฀aspects — Christianity.— Religious Emigration and immigration 2.฀United States and immigration.— Emigration ฀3.฀Mexico — Emigration and immigration.฀I.฀Groody,฀Daniel G.,฀1964–฀II.฀Campese,฀Gioacchino,฀1967 – bv2695.e4p76฀2007 277.2'1086912— dc22

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To the thousands of immigrants

who are dying at the U. S.-Mexico border

in search of more dignif ied lives

Contents

Foreword: A Witness to Hope: Migration and Human Solidarity Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez

Part One.

Preface

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Foundations of a Theology of Migration

c h a p t e r o n e Faith for the Journey: Religion as a Resource for Migrants Jacqueline Hagan

c h a p t e r t w o “Beloved Aliens and Exiles”: New Testament Perspectives on Migration

Donald Senior

20

c h a p t e r t h r e e Migration in the Patristic Era: History and Theology Peter C. Phan

c h a p t e r f o u r God in the Desert: Searching for the Divine in the Midst of Death Alex Nava

c h a p t e r f i v e Poverty, Migration, and the Option for the Poor Gustavo Gutiérrez

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Part Two.

c o n t e n t s

Mission, Ministry, and Migration

c h a p t e r s i x MissionamongMigrants, MissionofMigrants: Mission of the Church89 Stephen Bevans

c h a p t e r s e v e n Migrants and the Ministry of Reconciliation Robert Schreiter

c h a p t e r e i g h t For the Love of Migrants: The Scalabrinian Tradition Giovanni Graziano Tassello

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c h a p t e r n i n e The Ninety-Nine Sheep and the Mission of the Church: The Pastoral Care of Hispanic Immigrants141 Patrick Murphy

c h a p t e r t e n The Story of Humane Borders Robin Hoover

160

Part Three . The Politics of Sovereign Rights, Cultural Rights, and Human Rights

From Policies of

c h a p t e r e l e v e n Migration and Human Dignity: Exclusion to Policies Based on Human Rights

Graziano Battistella

c h a p t e r t w e l v e The Natural Rights of Migrants and Newcomers: A Challenge to U.S. Law and Policy192 Donald Kerwin

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c o n t e n t s

c h a p t e r t h i r t e e n Hermeneutics and Politics of Strangers: A Philosophical Contribution on the Challenge ofConvivenciain Multicultural Societies210 Raúl Fornet-Betancourt

c h a p t e r f o u r t e e n The Gender of Risk: Sexual Violence against Undocumented Women Olivia Ruiz Marrujo

Part Four.

225

Constructive Theologies of Immigration

c h a p t e r f i f t e e n A Theology of Migration: Toward an Intercultural Methodology Jorge E. Castillo Guerra

c h a p t e r s i x t e e n ¿Cuantos Más?The Crucified Peoples at the U.S.-Mexico Border Gioacchino Campese

c h a p t e r s e v e n t e e n Fruit of the Vine and Work of Human Hands: Immigration and the Eucharist299 Daniel G. Groody

Contributors

General Index

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Index of Scripture References

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