Synopsis
How do different Christian denominations in the United States approach immigration issues? In Immigrant Neighbors among Us, U.S. Hispanic scholars creatively mine the resources of their theological traditions to reflect on one of the most controversial issues of our day. Representative theologians from Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Methodist/Wesleyan, Pentecostal, and Independent Evangelical church families show how biblical narratives, historical events, systematic frameworks, ethical principles, and models of ministry shape their traditions' perspectives on immigrant neighbors, law, and reform. Each chapter provides questions for dialogue.
About the Authors
M. Daniel Carroll R. is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado, and adjunct professor at El Seminario Teologico Centroamericano, Guatemala City, Guatemala. He is the author of Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible (2013).
Leopoldo A. Sanchez M. is the Werner R.H. and Elizabeth Ringger Krause Professor of Hispanic Ministries and Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of Receiver, Bearer, and Giver of God's Spirit: Jesus' Life in the Spirit as a Lens for Theology and Life (2015) and Immigrant Neighbors among Us: Immigration across Theological Traditions [co-edited with M. Daniel Carroll R.] (2015)
Juan F. Martinez served as vice president for diversity and international ministries and professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary.
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