Ahn, Ilsup.

Religious ethics and migration : doing justice to undocumented workers / Ilsup Ahn. - x, 204 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in religion ; 34 . - Routledge studies in religion ; 30 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

Economy of invisible debt and ethics of radical hospitality : toward a paradigm change of hospitality from'gift' to'forgiveness' -- Forgiveness as the political responsibility : Iris Marion Young's social connection model and the case of undocumented migration -- Documenting justice for undocumented migrants : having a critical discourse with contemporary theories of justice from Rawls to Nussbaum -- The democratic inclusion of the other and the case of Arizona immigration law : Habermas, Derrida, and a Christian ethical response -- Reconstructing the religious right to express compassion : the employer sanctions law and a theological critique -- Specters of racism in the U.S. history of immigration : Foucault on denaturalizing the biopolitics of state racism -- Theology and universal solidarity : Allen, Hauerwas, and Cavanaugh on the theological connection model of responsibility.

9780415724425 (hardback : alk. paper) RM416.10


Illegal aliens--Government policy--United States.
Social justice--Religious aspects.
Religion and justice.


United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.