Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States -- Elizabeth

<b>An urgent exploration of borders as sacred objects in American culture.</b> <p/> 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. <p/> 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Elizabeth Shakman Hurd<br><b>Publisher:</b> University of Chicago Press<br><b>Published:</b> 06/05/2025<br><b>Pages:</b> 192<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780226841205<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 05/01/2025 pg. 100<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Elizabeth Shakman Hurd </b>is professor of political science and religious studies at Northwestern University. Her books include <i>Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion</i> and <i>Politics of Religious Freedom</i>, the latter also published by t