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Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice

Migrant God takes readers to the front lines of immigrant justice activism where Christians are putting hope into action.

From Tijuana, Mexico, to Douglas, Arizona, across North Carolina and beyond, Isaac Villegas cuts a new path through worn-out talking points and bears witness to loving solidarity among Christians—both with and without US citizenship. Along the way, he offers a theologically astute and politically rich vision of beloved community.

Centering the stories of people who have been transformed through their dedication to the work of collective wholeness, Isaac begins each chapter “on the ground”—with protests in the streets, hospitality in migrant shelters, and shared meals in home kitchens. He then engages in biblical, theological, and political reflection to explore the significance—for our faith and our world—of these sites of collective work. Migrant God is a stirring read for anyone who wants to shift conversations about immigration toward a more holistic Christian vision of life lived in solidarity with migrants.

Endorsements

“The Christian story remembers the plight of migrant people who believe and hope in a migrant God. Isaac Villegas offers us testimonies to inspire our politics, and argues that our action must begin with worship and prayer. This is a book for our times.”

~ María Clara Bingemer, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

“With eloquence and grace, Isaac Villegas captures the complexity, heartbreak, and resilience found in the US/Mexico borderlands. Embodied in these stories of spiritual communion—from Tijuana to Durham, NC—is a profound treatise on hope, struggle, and the power of solidarity across borders.”

~ Felipe Hinojosa, Baylor University

“With this book, Isaac Villegas has taught me how to think theologically about migration, and how to think alongside migration about God. In so doing, he has transformed my understanding of Christian spirituality and of the practices that constitute Christian life.”

~ Lauren Winner, Duke Divinity School

Reviews

Interviews

“Migrant God offers readers clear eyes and scriptural vision about God’s care for migrants, putting before us the stories and faces too often lost in our debates, mistreated by our laws, and diminished in our politics.”

Christianity Today

“This is a book about faith, a faith that has hands and feet ― not just hashtags. . . Villegas’ vision of mutual liberation and transforming love is inspiring.”

Sojourners Magazine

“Villegas’ uncompromising integrity speaks to those with a heart for immigrants who seek deeper theological grounding, and Migrant God will be most useful to church leaders eager to inspire their faith communities to act.”

The Presbyterian Outlook

“Villegas envisions the church as a community shaped by radical hospitality and liturgical resistance, embodying a witness that is both countercultural and deeply pastoral. The result is public theology at its most vital, prophetic in its critique, pastoral in its care, and profoundly hopeful in its eschatological vision.”

Missiology

“It is my hope that the witness of Villegas and the many ordinary Christians he describes becomes the seed of resistance that sprouts into justice and peace.”

Anabaptist World