Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction Alexander Y. Hwang 1
Part I Hindu and Buddhist Perspectives and Encounters
1 Migration and Spiritual Conquest: Emplacing Contemporary Comparative Theology in a Hindu Theology of the "Quarters" (dik) Reid B. Locklin 11
2 Seeking the "Farther Shore" Buddhism as Spiritual Immigration John Thompson 31
3 Choices and Challenges: The North American Buddhist Immigrant Experience Karma Lekshe Tsomo 51
4 Missionaries and Immigrants, Missionaries as Immigrants Jonathan A. Seitz 67
Part II Abrahamic Tradition
5 Singing the Songs of the Lord in a Strange Land Forced Exile versus Chosen Exile in Early Jewish History Daniel Maoz 81
6 Immigration Theology in Islam Muhammad Shafiq 93
7 The Islamic Doctrine of Hijra (Migration) Theological Implications Hussam S. Timani 111
8 Gothic "Immigrants" in the Roman Empire Craig R. Davis 129
9 White Protestant Efforts to Convert Italian Immigrants: The Case of Constantine Panunzio Linda Mercadance 143
10 Journeying before God with a Divided Heart Theological Virtues in Light of the Postcolonial Migrations of Latvian Lutherans Kristine Suna-Koro 155
Part III First Americans and First Immigrants
11 Native American Hospitality and Generosity Old Symbols of American Welcome Randy Woodley 177
12 A Shared Narrative Ray Aldred 193
13 Immigration: From Borders to Boundaries under First Nations Tutelage Allen G. Jorgenson 207
Part IV Current Immigration Issues
14 Lutheran Thought, Civil Disobedience, and the New Sanctuary Movement Laura E. Alexander 225
15 The Morning After: The Role of Faith-Based Groups Post-Immigration Reform Alan A. Aja 239
16 Blending Past and Future: How Whitehead's Metaphysics Speaks to Immigration Reform Joseph A. Bracken Marc A. Pugliese 265
17 Immigration as/and Mental Illness: More Than Metaphor Ronald W. Baard 281
Afterword: A World Strangely New, as Old as History Francis X. Clooney, SJ 295
Index 303
