1st Edition
On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy
Introduction
Why Immigration Matters
Why Religion Matters
Scope of This Book
Methodology
Outline of This Book
1 Judaism and Immigration Policy
Jewish Law, Jewish Values, and Jewish Attitudes: Contradictions Abound
Israel Addresses Who Is Authentic
Jews in the Diaspora
Immigration, Jewish Purity, and Jewish Caring for the Stranger
2 Christianity and Immigration Policy
Basic Christian Principles
Christians in Europe: Past and Present
Catholic Immigration Policy Today
A Brief Note on the Orthodox Church
American Evangelicals and the Bible
Immigration in the Bible
Conclusion
3 A Jewish Case Study
The State of Israel Is Unique
Among the Nations: The Jewish Minority in the United States
Conclusion
4 A Christian Case Study: The 2015 Refugee "Crisis"
Introduction
A Brief Sketch of Events
Answering the Question "Why?"
Viktor Orbán and Hungary
Angela Merkel and Germany
Conclusion
Now What? Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners
A Vignette: Pope Francis, J.D. Vance, and the Ordo Amoris
Final Recommendations
Biography
Barnabas Aspray is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University, where he teaches doctrine of god, christology, ecumenism, interfaith relations, and fundamental theology. He is interested in the way Christian belief and practice interact with the concerns and questions of contemporary Western society and is committed to making theology accessible and relevant to everyday life outside academia. He is the founding host of the "Faith at the Frontiers" podcast.
David Elcott was trained in political psychology and Middle East affairs at Columbia University and in Judaic studies at the American Jewish University. Dr. Elcott served as the Taub Professor of Practice in Public Service and Leadership at the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU, directing the advocacy and political action specialization. He is now a Columbia University–SUNY professor teaching incarcerated college degree students at a maximum-security prison as part of a program run by Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison.
