{"product_id":"beyond-welcome-centering-immigrants-in-our-christian-response-to-immigration-9781587435607","title":"Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A top-notch Christian look at immigration, humane and full of heart.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that in a way that empowers our immigrant neighbors rather than pushing them to the fringes of white-dominant culture and keeping them as outsiders? That's exactly the question Karen González explores in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Welcome\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Guatemalan immigrant, González draws from the Bible and her own experiences to examine why the traditional approach to immigration ministries and activism is at best incomplete and at worst harmful. By advocating for putting immigrants in the center of the conversation, González helps readers grow in discipleship and recognize themselves in their immigrant neighbors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessible to any Christian who is called to serve immigrants, this book equips readers to take action to dismantle white supremacy and xenophobia in the church. They will emerge with new insight into our shared humanity and need for belonging and liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren González\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology, and she has worked in the nonprofit sector for thirteen years. In addition to her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong\u003c\/i\u003e, González has written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554424328466,"sku":"9781587435607","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_689a130f-c9cc-48cc-b8f1-84e406423921.jpg?v=1731715789","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-welcome-centering-immigrants-in-our-christian-response-to-immigration-9781587435607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}