Rights of passage : The ethics of immigration and refugee policy

[Editor's Note: In light of the legal, economic, and political aspects of migration, the authors of this Note on Moral Theology offer a comparative analysis of three rival ethical perspectives that tacitly shape our rhetoric regarding immigration and refugee policy: political liberalism, commun...

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Published in:Theological studies (Baltimore) 1998-03, Vol.59 (1), p.84-106
Main Authors: O'NEILL, W. R, SPOHN, W. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Contemporary period
Economics
Emigration and immigration
Ethics
General subjects
History and sciences of religions
Immigration policy
Migration
Moral theology
Political ethics
Politics
Refugees
Religion
Religious aspects
Rhetoric
Social moral
Social policy
Theology
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Summary:[Editor's Note: In light of the legal, economic, and political aspects of migration, the authors of this Note on Moral Theology offer a comparative analysis of three rival ethical perspectives that tacitly shape our rhetoric regarding immigration and refugee policy: political liberalism, communitarianism, and Roman Catholic social thought. They conclude with an assessment of the distinctive theological and pastoral implications of migration.]
ISSN:0040-5639
2169-1304
DOI:10.1177/004056399805900105