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Our God is Undocumented: Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice

Our God is Undocumented

By Ched Myers and Matthew Colwell

The principle of hospitality and the commandment to welcome the stranger are among the most consistent themes of the Bible. How does that apply to the question of undocumented immigrants in our own country? In alternating chapters Myers examines the biblical dimensions of hospitality, sanctuary, the crossing of borders, and God’s predilection for those on the margins, while Colwell relates the stories of immigrants and immigrant rights activists – their hopes, dreams, and sufferings. These are men and women who, by acting upon their common humanity with the “other,”  have learned to cross a different kind of boundary.

http://www.chedmyers.org/books/our-god-undocumented-biblical-faith-and-immigrant-justice

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Ambassadors of Reconciliation, Vol. 2: Diverse Christian Practices of Restorative Justice and Peacemaking

Ambassadors of Reconciliation, Vol. 2

 By Elaine Enns and Ched Myers

This volume offers three social-analytic models and nine profiles of contemporary practitioners of restorative justice and peacemaking. “People who work in conflict resolution rarely realize the potential restorative justice offers for addressing the justice dynamics inherent in conflict. Likewise, peacemakers may write off justice advocates as trouble-makers, while non-violent activists often see peacemakers as glossing over underlying wrongs. To bring these approaches together, Enns and Myers offer the metaphor of “full-spectrum” peacemaking. …They also challenge us to go deeper. We must also be aware of and address underlying factors that contribute to and shape conflict, such as inequities of power and privilege and structural injustice. Fortunately, the authors offer analytic tools to help understand these dynamics.” –From the Foreword by Howard Zehr

http://www.chedmyers.org/books/ambassadors-reconciliation-vol-ii-diverse-christian-practices-restorative-justice-and-peacemak

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Ambassadors of Reconciliation, Vol. 1: New Testament Reflections on Restorative Justice and Peacemaking

By Elaine Enns and Ched Myers

This volume offers four N.T. studies on restorative justice and peacemaking (2 Cor 5-6; Mark 1-3; Matt 18; and Ephesians).

“Exceedingly rare and a precious gift to church and world is Myers and Enns’ wondrous mixing of ravenous hunger for justice, patient and practical wisdom in restoring justice and making peace, and consummate skill at biblical interpretation.”   –Tom Yoder Neufeld

http://www.chedmyers.org/books/ambassadors-reconciliation-vol-i-new-testament-reflections-restorative-justice-and-peacemaking