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The Meaning of My Neighbor's Faith addresses two of the most
critical challenges of our time: immigration and religious
diversity. The diverse group of contributors, representing a
variety of religious traditions, disciplines, and methodologies,
explore "the meaning of my neighbor's faith" in the age of
migration. Each author reflects on the meaning of religious
traditions in the context of the unprecedented migrations of people
who look and believe differently than their hosts. The volume is
the work of scholars dedicated to advancing religious understanding
of the debate and discussions on immigration in the light of
religious diversity in America and other places in the world.
Anne M. Blankenship's study of Christianity in the infamous
campswhere Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II
yieldsinsights both far-reaching and timely. While most Japanese
Americansmaintained their traditional identities as Buddhists, a
sizeable minorityidentified as Christian, and a number of church
leaders sought to ministerto them in the camps. Blankenship shows
how church leaders were forced toassess the ethics and pragmatism
of fighting against or acquiescing to whatthey clearly perceived,
even in the midst of a national crisis, as an unjustsocial system.
These religious activists became acutely aware of the impact
ofgovernment, as well as church, policies that targeted ordinary
Americans ofdiverse ethnicities. Going through the doors of the
camp churches and delving deeply intothe religious experiences of
the incarcerated and the faithful who aidedthem, Blankenship argues
that the incarceration period introduced newsocial and legal
approaches for Christians of all stripes to challenge the
constitutionalityof government policies on race and civil rights.
She also showshow the camp experience nourished the roots of an
Asian American liberationtheology that sprouted in the sixties and
seventies.
Anne M. Blankenship's study of Christianity in the infamous
campswhere Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II
yieldsinsights both far-reaching and timely. While most Japanese
Americansmaintained their traditional identities as Buddhists, a
sizeable minorityidentified as Christian, and a number of church
leaders sought to ministerto them in the camps. Blankenship shows
how church leaders were forced toassess the ethics and pragmatism
of fighting against or acquiescing to whatthey clearly perceived,
even in the midst of a national crisis, as an unjustsocial system.
These religious activists became acutely aware of the impact
ofgovernment, as well as church, policies that targeted ordinary
Americans ofdiverse ethnicities. Going through the doors of the
camp churches and delving deeply intothe religious experiences of
the incarcerated and the faithful who aidedthem, Blankenship argues
that the incarceration period introduced newsocial and legal
approaches for Christians of all stripes to challenge the
constitutionalityof government policies on race and civil rights.
She also showshow the camp experience nourished the roots of an
Asian American liberationtheology that sprouted in the sixties and
seventies.
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