Religion and Politics in America's Borderlands

Introduction: The Border and the Borderlands
Sarah Azaransky
Part I: The Borderlands as a Religious Resource
Chapter One: Immigration and Christian Doctrine
Orlando Espín
Chapter Two: Alternately Documented Theologies: Mapping Border, Exile, and Diaspora
Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández
Chapter Three: How to Shape Christian Perspectives on Immigration?: Strategies for Communicating Biblical Teaching
M. Daniel Carroll R.
Part II: The Borderlands as a Political and Religious Reality
Chapter Four: Borderlife and the Religious Imagination
Daisy L. Machado
Chapter Five: A Tour of the Border in San Diego: Militarization of the Line and Criminalization of Immigrants
Pedro Rios
Chapter Six: Spiritualities of Social Engagement: Women Resisting Violence in Mexico and Honduras
Monica A. Maher
Part III: The Borderlands as a Call to Action
Chapter Seven: The Subversive Act of Breaking Break: How the Eucharist Transforms the Immigration Conversation
Craig Wong
Chapter Eight: A Divided Friendship: The Struggle to Save San Diego's Historic Border Park
John Fanestil
Chapter Nine: Vicissitudes of the Margins: An HIV/AIDS Theological Journey
Ángel F. Méndez Montoya