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Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy Rose, Ananda (Ph.D., Ph.D., Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, USA)
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Showdown in the Sonoran Desert: Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy
Rose, Ananda (Ph.D., Ph.D., Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, USA)
This book offers reflections on a daunting and controversial ethical question: How should we treat the strangers who enter this country illegally? To understand the experience of those directly confronted by this problem, Ananda Rose traveled to the Sonoran desert at the border between the U. S. and Mexico. There she gathered opinions from Minutemen, Border Patrol agents, Catholic nuns, humanitarian air workers, left-wing protestors, ranchers, and other ordinarycitizens in southern Arizona. She depicts the results of these interviews as two starkly opposed ideological perspectives: that of religious activists who embrace a biblically-inspired model of hospitality that stresses love of strangers and a "borderless" compassion; and that of law enforcement, which isconcerned with safety, security, and strict respect for international borders.
224 pages, 1 map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 1, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199890934 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 152 × 20 mm · 408 g |
| Language | English |
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