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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825945203321

Titolo

A promised land, a perilous journey : theological perspectives on migration / / edited by Daniel G. Groody and Gioacchino Campese

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2008

ISBN

0-268-08057-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxvii, 332 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GroodyDaniel G. <1964->

CampeseGioacchino <1967->

Disciplina

277.2/1086912

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

United States Emigration and immigration Religious aspects Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Foundations of a theology of migration -- Mission, ministry, and migration -- The politics of sovereign rights, cultural rights, and human rights -- Constructive theologies of immigration.

Sommario/riassunto

In this collection by 19 authors, the relationship between the transfer of goods and ideas across borders, especially the US-Mexican line, yields interesting reflections on globalization and developing a global mind.