Marie Failinger

A Nation of Immigrants

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This lucid eighty-four-page book effectively retells the biblical story of God’s people as aliens, refugees, and deportees who were greeted with xenophobia, persecution, and violence where they journeyed. Responding to this experience, they adopted laws providing equal protection and social welfare for aliens in Israelite lands. Emphasizing the biblical record of the intermarriage and kinship of all nations, Hiers thoughtfully reflects on how this story informs modern-day debates over immigration policy.”

Women’s Rights and the Bible

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Using a comprehensive catalogue of biblical evidence . . . , Richard Hiers successfully demonstrates that women's role in Old Testament times was more powerful, and their legal rights more secure, than the common wisdom would suggest. Modern advocates for women's rights worldwide should find this text helpful in setting straight the historical record on legal protections for women.”