Table of Contents
Prelude: A Quick Review of Southern Border Headlines News (2016-2020)
Section One: Setting the Context: Humanitarian Crisis and the (Silent) Church
1.America’s Legacy of Racism: Black and Brown Migration in Historical Perspective
2.Reality Check: Exclusion from Asylum at the US-Mexico Border (2016-2020)
3.The Intensified Suffering of Migrant Children
4.Willful Ignorance and the Christian Church’s Silence on the Human Rights Violations at the US-Mexico Border
5.Discursive Buffers and Stall Tactics: Framing Leadership Excuses to ‘Sound’ Better
Section Two: Historical Rebuttal: The Church’s Foundation in Social Justice
6.The Church’s Firm Foundation in its Historical Witness to Social Justice
7.Mixing Religion with Politics: The Medieval Period through the Enlightenment
8.Global Events Influence Love-Informed Justice Theology—Twentieth Century Forward
9.Intersectionality of Diverse Voices Endorse the Church’s Engagement in Social Justice
Section Three: Building Bridges and Preparing for Response
10.Religion as Resistance to Racism and Exclusion from Asylum
11.Missiology of Compassion for Humanitarian Response: Case Studies in Action
12.Ecclesiology of Love
13.Building Bridges to Begin
Appendix A: Clergy and Religious Leadership Interview Questions
Appendix B: Resources to Get Started with Education and Advocacy