{"product_id":"gods-resistance-mobilizing-faith-to-defend-immigrants-hardback-9781479816415","title":"God's Resistance; Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants (Hardback) 9781479816415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGod's Resistance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrad Christerson (Author), Alexia Salvatierra (Author), Robert Chao Romero (Author), Nancy Wang Yuen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479816415\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.452 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The combination of deep-insider knowledge and involvement with several groups across many years allows for the telling of a different story about religion and immigration than those that focus on religious opposition to immigrant support.… Goes a long way toward developing a deeper understanding of the potential that faith-based social movements possess to create positive social change, and exactly what that change could entail.\" - Richard Flory, Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California \"Illustrates the critical roles faith-leaders and laity play in educating and mobilizing a formidable corps of spiritual and moral advocates. This tome will go a long way in unearthing hidden stories of prophetic advocacy and public solidarity. This story and many others need to be heard. A must read!\" - Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, President and Founder, National Latino Evangelical Coalition \"A visionary guide for how to fight for an immigration system that sees no stranger. Brilliant, heart-led, indispensable.\" - Valarie Kaur, Founder of the Revolutionary Love Project \"By documenting, in rich detail, the many ways that faith enters into contemporary immigrant rights struggles, \u003ci\u003eGod's Resistance \u003c\/i\u003eprovides not only invaluable documentation of these movements but also important insights into the ways that religion enters into these movements.\" (The Journal of Social Encounters)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States\u003cbr\u003e God's Resistance chronicles the work of faith-based activists who have mobilized to counter the effects\u003cbr\u003e of mass detention and deportation. Focusing on Southern California, home to a large undocumented\u003cbr\u003e population, the authors examine which strategies have been most effective, as well as the obstacles that faith presents to organizing effectively. In-depth interviews with over forty activists, leaders of\u003cbr\u003e congregations, lay participants, and immigrants allow us to hear at first hand the challenges and\u003cbr\u003e occasional triumphs of this work.\u003cbr\u003e The authors show how faith-based organizations have a distinctive set of advantages to leverage in\u003cbr\u003e social movements that are often overlooked and underappreciated by secular activist organizations, but they also face particular challenges that can hinder their effectiveness. The volume offers insights into how these advantages can be maximized, and how the obstacles can be overcome. The powerful\u003cbr\u003e testimony from asylum seekers and detained immigrants found in these pages, along with the concrete\u003cbr\u003e examples of effective strategies, are indispensable for anyone invested in the fight to recognize the\u003cbr\u003e humanity of one of the nation's most vulnerable populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591071920408,"sku":"9781479816415","price":54.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gods-resistance-mobilizing-faith-to-defend-immigrants-hardback-9781479816415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}