"And You Welcomed Me": Solidarity with Migrants. Issue 1 (14th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Neill, SJ, William R.
• Is Part Of: Political theology. Volume 15:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 88
• Page End: 99
• Publication Date: 2014-02-14
• Subjects: anamnestic solidarity -- common good -- communitarianism -- human rights -- immigration -- philosophic liberalism -- solidarity; Christianity and politics -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Political theology -- Periodicals; Christian socialism -- Periodicals; 261.7094105
• DOI: 10.1179/1462317X13Z.00000000064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1462-317X

Abstract

Abstract : In this article, I assess rival liberal and communitarian ethical perspectives underlying contemporary debates regarding migration policy in the US. I then propose a critical via media in a rights-based ethics of solidarity with migrants. I conclude by addressing the distinctive role played by citizens of faith in a religiously pluralist polity like our own, noting, in particular, the place (locus) of Christian belief in immigration policy.