#88 Faith, Nationalism & Immigration - Barney’s (& David’s) new book!

Barney’s new book is out, coauthored with Professor David Elcott! It’s called On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy.

You can ⁠buy the book here⁠ or ⁠download it free here⁠.

The book guides you through the Jewish and Christian arguments made for many different immigration policies throughout history and in the present day. It has sections that discuss:

• Bible verses used on all sides of the debate

• The state of Israel

• Christian values and US Immigration policy

• Ambiguities in the Jewish tradition

• European Immigration in medieval times and today

• Differences between Catholic, Orthodox, & Protestant approaches to immigration

In this conversation, Austin asks us questions about the intended audience of the book, its goals and aims, and we also talk a bit about the disagreements we had to overcome in order to have a truly interreligious publication!