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God and Caesar at the Rio Grande: Sanctuary and the Politics of Religion
Hilary Cunningham
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8; JHM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
The Sanctuary Movement began in 1981 as a collection of mostly church-related people deciding to help the wave of Central Americans migrating to the United States, and was transformed in the following years into a highly volatile church-state confrontation. The movement established an underground railroad to help Central Americans enter the US and then provided sanctuary within churches, where the US government was legally forbidden entry. In "God and Caesar at the Rio Grande", Hilary Cunningham offers an account of the history and growth of the Sanctuary Movement in the US, as she demonstrates how religion shapes and is shaped ... Read more
The Sanctuary Movement began in 1981 as a collection of mostly church-related people deciding to help the wave of Central Americans migrating to the United States, and was transformed in the following years into a highly volatile church-state confrontation. The movement established an underground railroad to help Central Americans enter the US and then provided sanctuary within churches, where the US government was legally forbidden entry. In "God and Caesar at the Rio Grande", Hilary Cunningham offers an account of the history and growth of the Sanctuary Movement in the US, as she demonstrates how religion shapes and is shaped ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816624577
SKU
V9780816624577
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99-50
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