Heaven has a wall: religion, borders, and the global United States
"An urgent exploration of borders as sacred objects in American culture. Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, "Heaven has a wall," activists shout back, "Jesus was a refugee." For Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, the stan...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Boundaries (Estates)
/ Religion
/ Politics
/ Migration
/ Public opinion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
National Security (United States)
Public opinion
B Religion And Politics (United States) B United States Emigration and immigration Public opinion B Political Culture (United States) B United States Public opinion |
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| Summary: | "An urgent exploration of borders as sacred objects in American culture. Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, "Heaven has a wall," activists shout back, "Jesus was a refugee." For Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, the standoff makes explicit a longstanding truth: borders are religious as well as political objects. In this book, Hurd argues that Americans share a bipartisan border religion, complete with an array of beliefs and practices, including a reverence for national security, a liturgy for immigration, and an eschatological foreign policy. Through an analysis of the many ways the United States creates, enforces, and ignores borders at home and abroad, Hurd offers a bold new perspective on the ties that bind American religion, politics, and public life"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 222 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-84118-2 978-0-226-84120-5 |
