Christians at the Border - Outside of a Dog

No cover — M. Daniel Carroll R., Samuel Rodriguez, Ronald Sider: Christians at the Border (2013, Brazos Press)

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2013 by Brazos Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-4412-4565-6

"Immigration is one of the most pressing issues on the national agenda. In this accessible book, an internationally recognized immigration expert helps readers think biblically about this divisive issue, offering accessible, nuanced, and sympathetic guidance for the church. As both a Guatemalan and an American, the author is able to empathize with both sides of the struggle and argues that each side has much to learn. This updated and revised edition reflects changes from the past five years, responds to criticisms of the first edition, and expands sections that have raised questions for readers. It includes a foreword by Samuel Rodriguez and an afterword by Ronald Sider. This timely, clear, and compassionate resource will benefit all Christians who are thinking through the immigration issue"--Publisher description.

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3 stars

I had really mixed feelings about this book. One the one hand it was incredibly well documented and spoke to where so many Christians are, including those currently or recently migrating. On the other hand whilst reading it was the first time I ever recall reading several pages and then realized I was thinking about something else completely the whole time I read it. I'm not sure how that's actually possible. It also has the same problem I see about many Christian works, even left leaning ones, that it just doesn't feel radical enough.returnreturnCarrol is a professor of Old Testament studies at a Christian university and it shows in his writing. Something like 3/4 of the book was the chapter on what the Old Testament says. That's unusual for a Christian book, but then again the Old Testament is 3/4 of the Bible. He shows all the people that were …

I had really mixed feelings about this book. One the one hand it was incredibly well documented and spoke to where so many Christians are, including those currently or recently migrating. On the other hand whilst reading it was the first time I ever recall reading several pages and then realized I was thinking about something else completely the whole time I read it. I'm not sure how that's actually possible. It also has the same problem I see about many Christian works, even left leaning ones, that it just doesn't feel radical enough.returnreturnCarrol is a professor of Old Testament studies at a Christian university and it shows in his writing. Something like 3/4 of the book was the chapter on what the Old Testament says. That's unusual for a Christian book, but then again the Old Testament is 3/4 of the Bible. He shows all the people that were forced to migrate both within a country and across borders. The reasons they moved were the same reasons people do today. All through the Bible God shows that His people are the ones on the move, and in the promised land they are supposed to care for those that are traveling or reside about you that are different. He does a good job arguing against the right-wing talking points, particularly those based on Romans 13.returnreturnI did have a hard time accepting some things, like how whilst a Christian can fight for 100% open borders, he doesn't have to. In particular I found frightening his statement in the intro that if you do identify the horrible treatment of immigrants in the U.S. Americans should still love their country, particularly as he doesn't expand on that in the rest of the book.returnreturnI identify that a lot of the problems I see here may well be problems with me and not with Mr. Carrol.

Subjects

Emigration and immigration