God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights

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Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

God's Heart Has No Borders

How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

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University of California Press
02 September 2008

Religion & beliefs; Religious social & pastoral thought & activity; Migration, immigration & emigration; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Civil rights & citizenship; Political activism

In this timely and compelling account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo provides a comprehensive, close-up view of how Muslim, Christian, and Jewish groups are working to counter xenophobia. Against the hysteria prevalent in today's media, in which immigrants are often painted as a drain on the public coffers, inherently unassimilable, or an outright threat to national security, Hondagneu-Sotelo finds the intersection between migration and religion and calls attention to quieter voices, those dedicated to securing the human dignity of newcomers. Based on years of fieldwork conducted in California's major centers as well as in Chicago, this book considers Muslim Americans defending their civil liberties after 9/11, Christian activists responding to death and violence at the U.S-Mexico border, and Christian and Jewish clergy defending the labor rights of Latino immigrants. At a time when much attention has been given to religious fundamentalism and its capacity to incite violent conflict, God's Heart Has No Borders revises our understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices.

By: Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520257252
ISBN 10: 0520257251
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 02 September 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California and the author of Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiences of Immigration and Domestica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence, both from UC Press. She is also the editor of Gender and U.S. Immigration: Contemporary Trends (UC Press)

Reviews for God's Heart Has No Borders: How Religious Activists Are Working for Immigrant Rights

Hondagneu-Sotelo provides a compelling account underlining the importance of the religious perspective in recent immigration activism. Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare