CHHM 640 - Ministry on the Borderline: Tijuana

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Christian Heritage and Mission

Description:

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of immigration and US policy. Though it will look at immigration and refugee issues in general, it will focus special attention on our border with Mexico with a week-long trip to Tijuana during Spring Break. The course will provide many opportunities to engage with the stories of immigrants, asylum seekers and deportees, learning the reasons for their decision to emigrate, the obstacles they have faced along their journeys, and the hopes they hold on to for their futures. The latter part of the class will consist of processing these experiences and seeing how what is learned might be incorporated into congregational and community ministries. Despite our immigrant roots as a country, our national dialogue about immigration has had a tendency to dehumanize those coming to the US in search of a new beginning. This course seeks to re-humanize our image of the sojourners who seek a new home with us, to connect their stories with our own, and to encourage church leaders to act first with compassion as we seek to fulfill Christ's command to welcome the stranger. The course meets once a week in either on-ground or online sessions during the semester, and participation in the trip to Tijuana is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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