Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible

by M. Daniel Carroll R., Samuel Rodriguez (Foreword by), Ronald Sider (Afterword)

Overview

Immigration is one of the most pressing issues on the national agenda. In this accessible book, an internationally recognized immigration expert helps readers think biblically about this divisive issue, offering accessible, nuanced, and sympathetic guidance for the church. As both a Guatemalan and an American, the author is able to empathize with both sides of the struggle and argues that each side has much to learn.

This updated and revised edition reflects changes from the past five years, responds to criticisms of the first edition, and expands sections that have raised questions for readers. It includes a foreword by Samuel Rodríguez and an afterword by Ronald Sider. This timely, clear, and compassionate resource will benefit all Christians who are thinking through the immigration issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441245656
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/03/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	904,406
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

M. Daniel Carroll R. (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Blanchard Chair in Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also an adjunct professor at El Seminario Teológico Centroamericano in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Carroll previously taught at Denver Seminary, where he founded IDEAL, a Spanish language training program. He is the author or editor of several books and a contributing editor to Prism.
M. Daniel Carroll R. (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Blanchard Chair in Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also an adjunct professor at El Seminario Teológico Centroamericano in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Carroll previously taught at Denver Seminary, where he founded IDEAL, a Spanish language training program. He is the author or editor of several books, including Family in the Bible, Amos--The Prophet and His Oracles, and Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics, and is a contributing editor to Prism.

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword by Samuel Rodríguez
Introduction
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
1. Hispanic Immigration
Invasion or Opportunity?
2. Of Immigrants, Refugees, and Exiles
Guidance from the Old Testament, Part I
3. The Law and the Sojourner
Guidance from the Old Testament, Part II
4. Welcoming the Stranger
Guidance from the New Testament
5. Where Do We Go from Here?
Final Thoughts
Afterword by Ronald J. Sider
Appendix: Selected Resources
Index