Our God is Undocumented: Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice Paperback – January 20, 2012

Myers and Colwell present a solid case for justice among the immigrant community. They base their argument on personal testimony, biblical mandates to care for the least among us, and the fact that the vast majority of Americans come from immigrant backgrounds. Their case is solid, compelling, and challenging - especially at a time when so-called illegal immigrants are targeted by politicians as scapegoats for the ills of America. This is an important book that should not be overlooked.

This book is a combination of solid, creative Biblical exposition by Ched Myers coupled with compelling stories of practitioners of immigrant justice compiled by Matt Colwell. This would be a excellent resource for pastors as well as a helpful tool for small group and/or Sunday School discussion. Timely for the current political debate for people who want their politics informed by scripture.

This is an excellent resource, well grounded especially for clergy and support staff in non-profit faith-based organizations.Those individuals who believe in militarization of the U.S. SW borders could derive valuable spiritual insights from this book!

Excellent!

Well written and courageously confronting the believers, with loving truth and gently draw them out of their comfort zone :)

Honest bIblical approach to accepting the immigrant.

This book is incredible. I wrote a book on immigration and used this as a source because Ched Myers and his co-author write from the perspective of liberation theology--one that extends to those beyond our borders. In fact, their subtitle "Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice" is exactly what is laid out in the book. I love the way they invite us to see that our God takes on the very identity of those most marginalized by our outdated immigration system: undocumented people. Fair warning though, this book is not a 101--It's definitely for those who already affirm welcoming immigrants and have some understanding of liberation theology.

Ched Myers and Matthew Colwell's wonderful book Our God is Undocumented manages to do so many things so well and all at once. The book is laid out in alternating chapters between the equally gifted Myers and Colwell. Myers' sets the stage with biblical reflections that animate stories from the Bible that have over the centuries become little more than over-sentimentalized flannel-graphs and he places them in context that allows the Biblical immigrant characters from Abraham to Joseph and Mary to come to life. These characters exist in a world not too different from our own. A world where the world's poor are treated as pawn or "collateral damage" as kings and presidents make war and free-trade agreements that drive them from their homes ("push factors" because no one willingly leaves a place they love) and put up walls to keep those same refugees out when they come looking for somewhere to survive ("pull factors" despite the fact that the of the amount of money that an undocumented worker can make in the US is pitifully small it may still be a living wadge that can be sent to family back home). The "Good News", depending on which side of that wall you stand on, is that the story of the Bible is one where the God of the universe is on the side of those who are making such journeys and not with those subjecting them to, as Myers likes to say, the "business end of the empire's business". This book (along with everything Myers puts out) is worth the read for so many reasons, not least of which is he takes the Bible out of something that looks like Disneyland and places it firmly in a world where we live and the poorest among us die.