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Desperately Seeking Asylum is a hyper-timely book. Boursier offers an indispensable primer for spiritual and ethical discernment on the deepest theological challenges that global migration presents today. It is informative, accessible, experiential, and practically empowering for action - be it prayers, works of mercy and justice, or advocacy. It will be a stimulating reading for general public, communities of faith as well as students in colleges and seminaries.--Kristine Suna-Koro, Xavier University, author of In Counterpoint: Postcoloniality, Diaspora, and Sacramental Theology

Bousier presents the human reality as part of the immigration crisis in the United States. Through personal encounters with families seeking asylum and thorough research, she outlines what she believes to be some of the root causes of migration and the many challenges families face during their journeys to the U.S.--Norma Pimentel, executive director, Catholic Charities, Rio Grande Valley Desperately Seeking Asylum is a hyper-timely book. Boursier offers an indispensable primer for spiritual and ethical discernment on the deepest theological challenges that global migration presents. It is informative, accessible, experiential, and practically empowering for action--be it prayers, works of mercy and justice, or advocacy. It will be stimulating reading for the general public or communities of faith as well as for students in colleges and seminaries.--Kristine Suna-Koro, Xavier University, author of In Counterpoint: Postcoloniality, Diaspora, and Sacramental Theology Rev. Dr. Boursier puts her soul on the line as she gives voice to the stories no one knows from vulnerable women and children lost among us in plain sight. This important work reminds us that change comes when we open minds and lead with our hearts.--Hope Frye, executive director, Project Lifeline, Lead Flores Monitor Desperately Seeking Asylum comes from [Boursier's] experience with thousands of immigrants. It is a thorough examination of the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border from 2014 to 2019. Though some policies have changed since then, the content still holds relevance for ongoing efforts to address immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border . . . Boursier calls readers to be involved personally in seeking justice for immigrants and those seeking asylum. She points to the many ways to engage in hospitality, love of neighbor and solidarity for, toward and with men, women and children not all that unlike us. -- ""Baptist Standard"" Centered on the narratives of those most impacted, Desperately Seeking Asylum expertly weaves the experiences of immigrants and refugees with a comprehensive exploration of our current immigration system to reveal how and why it is so difficult to seek refuge in the United States. Through insightful research and extensive fieldwork, Rev. Dr. Boursier challenges the narrative that migrants are dangerous or powerless, while also offering hope for an alternate reality of hospitality through practical welcoming actions and advocacy. --Jennie Belle, community organizer, Church World Service

"Bousier presents the human reality as part of the immigration crisis in the United States. Through personal encounters with families seeking asylum and thorough research, she outlines what she believes to be some of the root causes of migration and the many challenges families face during their journeys to the U.S.--Norma Pimentel, executive director, Catholic Charities, Rio Grande Valley Centered on the narratives of those most impacted, Desperately Seeking Asylum expertly weaves the experiences of immigrants and refugees with a comprehensive exploration of our current immigration system to reveal how and why it is so difficult to seek refuge in the United States. Through insightful research and extensive fieldwork, Rev. Dr. Boursier challenges the narrative that migrants are dangerous or powerless, while also offering hope for an alternate reality of hospitality through practical welcoming actions and advocacy.--Jennie Belle, community organizer, Church World Service Desperately Seeking Asylum comes from [Boursier's] experience with thousands of immigrants. It is a thorough examination of the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border from 2014 to 2019. Though some policies have changed since then, the content still holds relevance for ongoing efforts to address immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border . . . Boursier calls readers to be involved personally in seeking justice for immigrants and those seeking asylum. She points to the many ways to engage in hospitality, love of neighbor and solidarity for, toward and with men, women and children not all that unlike us.-- ""Baptist Standard"" Desperately Seeking Asylum is a hyper-timely book. Boursier offers an indispensable primer for spiritual and ethical discernment on the deepest theological challenges that global migration presents. It is informative, accessible, experiential, and practically empowering for action--be it prayers, works of mercy and justice, or advocacy. It will be stimulating reading for the general public or communities of faith as well as for students in colleges and seminaries.--Kristine Suna-Koro, Xavier University, author of In Counterpoint: Postcoloniality, Diaspora, and Sacramental Theology Rev. Dr. Boursier puts her soul on the line as she gives voice to the stories no one knows from vulnerable women and children lost among us in plain sight. This important work reminds us that change comes when we open minds and lead with our hearts.--Hope Frye, executive director, Project Lifeline, Lead Flores Monitor"

Desperately Seeking Asylum is a hyper-timely book. Boursier offers an indispensable primer for spiritual and ethical discernment on the deepest theological challenges that global migration presents today. It is informative, accessible, experiential, and practically empowering for action - be it prayers, works of mercy and justice, or advocacy. It will be a stimulating reading for general public, communities of faith as well as students in colleges and seminaries.--Kristine Suna-Koro, Xavier University, author of In Counterpoint: Postcoloniality, Diaspora, and Sacramental Theology Centered on the narratives of those most impacted, Desperately Seeking Asylum expertly weaves together the experiences of immigrants and refugees with a comprehensive exploration of our current immigration system to reveal how and why it is so difficult to seek refuge in the United States. Through insightful research and extensive fieldwork, Rev. Dr. Boursier challenges the narrative that migrants are dangerous or powerless, while also offering hope for an alternate reality of hospitality through practical welcoming actions and advocacy.--Jennie Belle, community organizer, Church World Service

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Rev. Dr. Helen T. Boursier, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary practical theologian whose governing interest is the role of social justice as it relates to the church’s public ministry in the world. Dr. Boursier teaches various courses in religious and theological studies at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. A public theologian, educator, author, activist, ordained minister, and artist, “Pastora Helena” has been a volunteer chaplain with refugee families since 2014, serving in various contexts and capacities both inside and outside of family detention. Her academic research, writing, and educating integrate arts-based research with the ethical-theological-philosophical aspects of the systemic issues surrounding mass migration.

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