Heaven has a wall : religion, borders, and the global United States / Elizabeth Shakman Hurd.
| Author/creator | Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman, 1970- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 222 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "An urgent exploration of borders as sacred objects in American culture. Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, "Heaven has a wall," activists shout back, "Jesus was a refugee." For Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, the standoff makes explicit a longstanding truth: borders are religious as well as political objects. In this book, Hurd argues that Americans share a bipartisan border religion, complete with an array of beliefs and practices, including a reverence for national security, a liturgy for immigration, and an eschatological foreign policy. Through an analysis of the many ways the United States creates, enforces, and ignores borders at home and abroad, Hurd offers a bold new perspective on the ties that bind American religion, politics, and public life"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024052589 |
| ISBN | 9780226841205 |
| ISBN | 9780226841182 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0226841189 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0226841200 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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