The Strangers in Our Midst: American Evangelicals and Immigration from the Cold War to the Twenty-First Century
This book examines evangelical responses to immigrants and refugees in the era of modern immigration. It traces evangelical responses to refugees and immigrants from the Cuban refugees in the 1960s to their divided stances on undocumented immigration in the twenty-first century. While evangelicals d...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Stockhausen, Ulrike Elisabeth, The strangers in our midst] (2022) (Schäfer, Axel R.)
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| Further subjects: | B
Emigration and immigration-Religious aspects-Christianity
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197515884 |
| Summary: | This book examines evangelical responses to immigrants and refugees in the era of modern immigration. It traces evangelical responses to refugees and immigrants from the Cuban refugees in the 1960s to their divided stances on undocumented immigration in the twenty-first century. While evangelicals drew on elaborate Biblical teachings to "welcome the stranger" in their activism, how-and to whom-they applied those teachings must be understood through the lens of their partisan leanings. In telling this forgotten story, The Strangers in Our Midst adds a missing dimension to the public debate surrounding evangelical partisanship. cover -- Half title -- The Strangers in Our Midst -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Archives -- Introduction: Evangelicals and Immigration: A Puzzle -- 1. Sponsoring Castro's Refugees -- 2. Finding "Angels" for the Boat People -- 3. Addressing Illegal Immigration -- 4. An Evangelical Theology of Hospitality -- 5. Icy Walls Appear: The Evangelical Backlash against Undocumented Immigration -- 6. Breaking Down the Walls: Reframing the Evangelical Immigration Debate -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0197515894 |