{"id":2770,"date":"2024-03-25T15:21:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/gods-resistance-mobilizing-faith-to-defend-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:49:41","slug":"gods-resistance-mobilizing-faith-to-defend-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/gods-resistance-mobilizing-faith-to-defend-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2024\/03\/Rod5q406HyU-HD-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2024\/03\/Rod5q406HyU-HD-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Richard Flory introduces panel\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>God&#8217;s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Watch a discussion about the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States. 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Pastor, director of USC\u2019s Equity Research Institute, moderated an online discussion with the authors of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nyupress.org\/9781479816422\/gods-resistance\/\">God\u2019s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants <\/a><\/em>(NYU Press, 2023). The book chronicles the work of faith-based activists in Southern California who have mobilized to counter the effects of mass detention and deportation. Authors Brad Christerson, Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra and Nancy Wang Yuen discussed effective strategies, challenges and triumphs of faith actors&#8217; work on behalf of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nyupress.org\/9781479816422\/gods-resistance\/\"><em>God\u2019s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants<\/em><\/a> (NYU Press, 2023) by Brad Christerson, Alexia Salvatierra, Robert Chao Romero, and Nancy Wang Yuen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This event was co-sponsored by the USC Equity Research Institute, the USC School of Religion, and the Institute for Advance Catholic Studies at USC.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch a discussion about the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States. 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