TY - BOOK AU - González,Karen TI - Beyond welcome: centering immigrants in our Christian response to immigration SN - 9781587435607 PY - 2022///] CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group KW - Emigration and immigration KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Hospitality N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-160); Introduction -- Part 1: Words and myths. Strangers in a strange land: the myth of assimilation -- The scarlet cord and the myth of the good immigrant -- Russian for beginners: words matter -- Part 2: The Bible and belonging. Reading the Bible: interpretations have consequences -- Mi casa es su casa: the hospitality of Jesus -- The land before (Western) time: a theology of belonging -- Part 3: Dignity and departures. Departures: people on the move -- Ethical storytelling: disrupting the narrative -- The kin-dom where everyone belongs N2 - "Challenging many common assumptions, a Guatemalan immigrant and advocate with World Relief examines the racial, social, political, and theological implications of centering immigrants themselves in our advocacy and care"-- ER -