There is a lot of talk about immigration these days, but Isaac Samuel Villegas, a pastor and author of Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice, does more than talk about immigration.

He lives his life in a way that takes seriously what Jesus tell us in the gospels: the Incarnate Word of God is not only with the migrant, he is the migrant in our midst.

So Isaac speaks, writes, and acts with a prophetic and pastoral mixture of realism and hope. And in this episode, we talk about Isaac’s book and the stories and theology that shape it.

Bio

Isaac Villegas is an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church USA who is involved in the work of community organizing for immigrant justice. He is the author of Migrant God: A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice. He is also a contributing editor for The Christian Century. He has served as president of the NC Council of Churches and on the denominational board of the Mennonite Church USA. He grew up in the borderlands of the U.S. southwest as a child of Latin American immigrants. He currently lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Links

Migrant God (book): https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467468695/migrant-god/

Website: https://isaacvillegas.com