Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics, Robert W. Heimburger, (electronic resource)

God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics, Robert W. Heimburger, (electronic resource)

Creator
Summary
Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to U.S. demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal U.S. law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is a thought-provoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 238 pages)
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part 1. The Immigrant as Alien; 1. How the Alien emerged: Allegiance, English Law, and Federal Immigration Law; 2. Coming Near to Distant Neighbors in God's World; Part II. The Alien as Unlawfully Present; 3. How Aliens Became Illegal: Sovereignty, Chinese Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; The Humble Guard: Governing Immigration Under God; Part III. An Unlawfully Present Alien From a Neighboring Country?; 5. How Nationals of Neighboring Countries Became Illegal Aliens: Non-Discrimination, Mexican Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; 6. Justice and Mercy Among Neighbors; Conclusion
Isbn
9781316817131
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817131
Instance
Label
God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics
Title
God and the illegal alien
Title remainder
United States immigration law and a theology of politics
Statement of responsibility
Robert W. Heimburger
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to U.S. demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal U.S. law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is a thought-provoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology.--
Member of
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
UkCbUP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1979-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Heimburger, Robert W.
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Law and Christianity
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Illegal aliens
  • Emigration and immigration law
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Political theology
  • Religion and state
  • Christianity and law
  • Illegal aliens
Label
God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics, Robert W. Heimburger, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817131
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part 1. The Immigrant as Alien; 1. How the Alien emerged: Allegiance, English Law, and Federal Immigration Law; 2. Coming Near to Distant Neighbors in God's World; Part II. The Alien as Unlawfully Present; 3. How Aliens Became Illegal: Sovereignty, Chinese Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; The Humble Guard: Governing Immigration Under God; Part III. An Unlawfully Present Alien From a Neighboring Country?; 5. How Nationals of Neighboring Countries Became Illegal Aliens: Non-Discrimination, Mexican Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; 6. Justice and Mercy Among Neighbors; Conclusion
Control code
CR9781316817131
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 238 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781316817131
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1013723551
Label
God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics, Robert W. Heimburger, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817131
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part 1. The Immigrant as Alien; 1. How the Alien emerged: Allegiance, English Law, and Federal Immigration Law; 2. Coming Near to Distant Neighbors in God's World; Part II. The Alien as Unlawfully Present; 3. How Aliens Became Illegal: Sovereignty, Chinese Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; The Humble Guard: Governing Immigration Under God; Part III. An Unlawfully Present Alien From a Neighboring Country?; 5. How Nationals of Neighboring Countries Became Illegal Aliens: Non-Discrimination, Mexican Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; 6. Justice and Mercy Among Neighbors; Conclusion
Control code
CR9781316817131
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xx, 238 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781316817131
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1013723551

Subject

Member of

Library Locations

    • Badia FiesolanaBorrow it
      Via dei Roccettini 9, San Domenico di Fiesole, 50014, IT
      43.803074 11.283055

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by European University Institute Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...