Ethics of Hospitality - An Interfaith Response to Us Immigration Policies

In conversation with the ethical-theological-philosophical role of love in the Abrahamic traditions and U.S. immigration, personal testimonies of refugee families seeking asylum join the witness of the interfaith community of greater San Antonio to explain the gift received when love of God is expressed as radical hospitality.

List of contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Introduction to the Proposal and the Conversation Partners

Part One: Setting the Context-Refugee Families seeking Asylum

1. Witness of the Refugee Families

2. The Intersection of Love and Migration in the Abrahamic Tradition

3. Interreligious Hermeneutic of Love for the Refugee Other

Part Two: The Immigration Matrix and U.S. Ideology with Shapes Policies and Practices

4. The Immigration Matrix-A Systemic Overview

5. The Deep Symbols of U.S. Immigration

Part Three: Systemic Contributions to Migration from the Northern Triangle

6. U.S. Systemic Culpability-Drugs, Guns, Gangs

7. Cultural Contributors to Sociocide in the Northern Triangle

8. The Dangerous Overland Journey to the U.S.

Part Four: Immigration and the Refugee Family 'Detention' Experience

9. Welcome to the USA: Refugee Family Incarceration Trauma in CBP Facilities

10. Immigrant Family Detention-Also Known As 'Baby Jail'

11. Daunting 'Due Process' and the Credible Fear Interview

Part Five: Crossing Borders and Welcoming Neighbors

12. An Interreligious Praxeology of Love Radical Hospitality-Welcoming the Stranger as Friend

13. Interfaith Love in Action: Practical Expressions of Radical Hospitality

14. Vulnerability and Dying to Self

15. 'Political Holiness' as the Interreligious Praxis of Love

16. Bibliography of Works Cited

17. Index

18. About the Author

About the author

By Helen T. Boursier

Product details

• Authors: Helen T. Boursier, Boursier Helen T.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781498579209
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7920-9
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Ethics, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, Religion & beliefs, Migration, immigration & emigration, Religious ethics, Central / national / federal government policies, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Central government policies