Title: Welcoming the stranger
Subtitle: justice, compassion, and truth in the immigration debate
First published: 2009
Description: Immigration is one of the most complicated issues of our time. Voices on all sides argue strongly for action and change. Christians find themselves torn between the desire to uphold laws and the call to minister to the vulnerable. In this book World Relief staffers Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang move beyond the rhetoric to offer a Christian response to immigration. They put a human face on the issue and tell stories of immigrants' experiences in and out of the system. With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths and misconceptions about immigration and show the limitations of the current immigration system. Ultimately they point toward immigration reform that is compassionate, sensible and just, as they offer concrete ways for you and your church to welcome and minister to your immigrant neighbors
Subjects: Immigrants, Religious aspects, Christianity, Religious aspects of Emigration and immigration, Religious life, Church work with immigrants, Emigration and immigration, World Relief, United states, emigration and immigration, United states, religion, Church work with minorities
Places: United States
People: Matthew Soerensm, Jenny Hwang
Time periods: 2009
LC classification: BV639.I4 .S554 2009