| Description |
1 online resource (345 pages) |
| Series |
Comparative Ethics |
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Comparative ethics series.
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| Contents |
Prologue: Solidarity's Roots in a Refugee Camp; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Setting Solidarity in Context; II: Weaving Threads of Solidarity; III: A Tapestry with Many Forms; IV: The Spirituality of Solidarity and Its Challenges; Epilogue: Keeping Vigil for an Elusive Peace; Abbreviations; Research Participants; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Weaving Relationships tells the remarkable, little-known story of a movement that transcends barriers of geography, language, culture, and economic disparity. The story begins in the early 1980s, when 200,000 Maya men, women, and children crossed the Guatemalan border into Mexico, fleeing genocide by the Guatemalan army and seeking refuge. A decade later, many of the refugees returned to their homeland along with 140 Canadians, members of "Project Accompaniment". The Canadians were there, by their side, to provide companionship and, more significantly, as an act of solidarity. Weaving Rel |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Church work with refugees -- Guatemala
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Mayas -- Crimes against -- Guatemala
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Mayas -- Crimes against
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Church work with refugees
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Guatemala
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780889208971 |
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0889208972 |
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