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Asylum seekers face nearly impossible hurdles. The Dilley Pro Bono Project tries to help.
A week with 12 law students volunteering in South Texas
by Amy Frykholm
A novel about climate change’s impact on all of us
In Gun Island, Amitav Ghosh practices what he preached in The Great Derangement.
Lamenting with my Jewish neighbors on Tisha B’Av
The Book of Lamentations resonates with the stories of oppressed immigrants and refugees.
Trump’s new refugee limits are senseless and destructive
We already have the infrastructure to resettle far more refugees than the administration is letting in.
The refugees on my church’s cricket team
How we stopped seeing a destitute “them” and started seeing wicket keepers and off spinners.
by Samuel Wells
Some bright spots in 2017
A year after the election, we decided to look for signs of hope. We found them all around us.
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Messengers of hope
This Advent, the people who have spoken most clearly to me are women and people of color: Aisha Hinds, D. L. Mayfield, Eddie Glaude, and Liz Theoharis.
Who are the Hashemites?
The etymology is uncertain, but the meaning is clear.
Refugee, poet, father
Kao Kalia Yang’s memoir of her family’s flight from Laos is devastating and lyrical.
When immigrants are demonized, how does the church respond? |
What Christians did—and didn’t do—about the Japanese internment.
by Paul Harvey
The line between here and there
Two novels explore what happens when wars persist and borders are permeable.
Are open borders the most ethical approach to immigration?
David Miller’s book doesn’t offer policy solutions. It does help us think clearly.
Tempted by the favors of power
White Christians supported Trump by large margins. They should be careful what they accept in return.
The real stories behind refugee resettlement
Before the protests of support for refugees at airports this weekend, people were already sharing their lives with their new neighbors.
by Amy Frykholm
A do-gooder’s tale
D. L. Mayfield wanted to help Somali refugees. She ended up mostly baking them cupcakes.
At home in exile
In a time of American inhospitality, Jan Holton offers a compelling vision.
No place to lay their heads
Two compelling novels reveal the horrors of forced displacement.
A soft landing in Montana
Despite protests, the group persisted in welcoming refugees to their community.
by Amy Frykholm