Ep 91 - Karen Gonzalez ”The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio: Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 11 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). You can find her on Twitter and Instagram musing about theology: @_karenjgonzalez. Her writing can be found on the communal blogs: The Mudroom and The Salt Collective. She is a sought after speaker, who has written about and presented on a variety of topics, including spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race and culture, women in the church, the Enneagram, and immigration. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, Christ and Pop Culture, and others. (Selected) Guest Publications: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Guest Social Media: www.karen-gonzalez.com Twitter: @_karengonzalez Instagram: @_karengonzalez Special Music By: Jordy Searcy www.jordysearcymusic.com Twitter: @jordysearcymusi Facebook: @jordysearcymusic Instagram: @jordysearcymusic Enjoy the music? Songs heard on this episode were: “Explaining Jesus” & “Rosalyn” from the album, Dark in the City and the new single, “Better.” You can find Jordy’s music on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, or anywhere good music is found. This episode of the Deconstructionist’s Podcast was edited by John Williamson. It was mixed and produced by THE Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, snag a t-shirt, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Website by Ryan Battles All photos by Jared Hevron Logos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pflug. T-Shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:31.5	Immigrants have not changed.
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0:45.1	so that creates unlawful immigration, and unlawful immigration leads to vulnerability and invisibility for immigrants. And so that's really the issue. I found out in my research that
0:51.6	98% of the people who came through Ellis Island were admitted to the
0:56.0	U.S. Basically, if you had lice or, you know, a disease that was evident, you weren't allowed to enter,
1:04.1	but 98%. So basically, if you could get your body on the ship, you were in. And so that has changed dramatically, even though right now,
1:14.7	we are experiencing the greatest refugee crisis that we know of in recorded history. It's greater
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