عنوان

The Refugee and the Sovereign State

Number

LA112966

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

The Refugee and the Sovereign State

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Luke Glanville

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Some Christian political theorists and theologians counter calls for greater generosity toward refugees by appealing to the prerogatives of state sovereignty, the preferential love for fellow-citizens, and the priority of loving nearby neighbours over distant strangers. This article responds to each argument, arguing that the right to exclude outsiders is not an immutable aspect of sovereignty, the construction of a social contract among fellow-citizens does not justify abandoning duties to non-citizens, and, in a highly globalized world, the obligation to love one's neighbour is not rightly circumscribed by geography. It further argues that Jesus's parable of the good Samaritan serves as a foil through which it can be seen that many sovereign states not only fail to love the displaced neighbour by providing refuge, but, like the priest and the Levite, go out of their way to keep refugees at a distance-and, like the robbers, even contribute to their vulnerability and suffering. Some Christian political theorists and theologians counter calls for greater generosity toward refugees by appealing to the prerogatives of state sovereignty, the preferential love for fellow-citizens, and the priority of loving nearby neighbours over distant strangers. This article responds to each argument, arguing that the right to exclude outsiders is not an immutable aspect of sovereignty, the construction of a social contract among fellow-citizens does not justify abandoning duties to non-citizens, and, in a highly globalized world, the obligation to love one's neighbour is not rightly circumscribed by geography. It further argues that Jesus's parable of the good Samaritan serves as a foil through which it can be seen that many sovereign states not only fail to love the displaced neighbour by providing refuge, but, like the priest and the Levite, go out of their way to keep refugees at a distance-and, like the robbers, even contribute to their vulnerability and suffering.

Date of Publication

2020

Physical description

456-474

Title

International Journal of Public Theology

Volume Number

14/4

International Standard Serial Number

1569-7320

Subject Term

global

Subject Term

refugees

Subject Term

responsibilities

Subject Term

Samaritan

Subject Term

sovereignty

Subject Term

Syria

Luke Glanville

Call Number

10.1163/15697320-12341633

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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