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Jim Corbett

Born

in Casper, WY, The United States

October 08, 1933

Died

August 02, 2001

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social Sciences

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James A. "Jim" Corbett (born Casper, Wyoming, October 8, 1933 - died near Benson, Arizona, August 2, 2001) was an American rancher, writer, Quaker, philosopher, and human rights activist and a co-founder of the Sanctuary movement.

The son of a teacher and a substitute teacher, Corbett was descended from European-American settlers and Blackfoot Indians, and spent part of his childhood living on an Indian reservation. He graduated from Colgate University and got his master's degree in philosophy from Harvard. He took up ranching in Wyoming and Arizona and continued to herd goats and cows until his death and did research Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

James A. "Jim" Corbett (born Casper, Wyoming, October 8, 1933 - died near Benson, Arizona, August 2, 2001) was an American rancher, writer, Quaker, philosopher, and human rights activist and a co-founder of the Sanctuary movement.

The son of a teacher and a substitute teacher, Corbett was descended from European-American settlers and Blackfoot Indians, and spent part of his childhood living on an Indian reservation. He graduated from Colgate University and got his master's degree in philosophy from Harvard. He took up ranching in Wyoming and Arizona and continued to herd goats and cows until his death and did research into beekeeping and goat husbandry. He also was librarian and philosophy instructor at Cochise College in Arizona.

In the early 1960s he converted to Quakerism and became an opponent of the Vietnam War. In 1981, while living in Arizona, he became aware of refugees fleeing from civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala who were crossing the border from Mexico into Arizona and seeking political asylum. At the time, very few of these refugees were receiving protection, as the U.S. government was funding the governments of the countries from which the refugees were fleeing, and immigration judges were instructed by the State Department to deny most asylum petitions. Together with other human rights activists, Corbett started a small movement in Arizona to assist these people coming across the border, by providing assistance, transportation, and shelter. Under the auspices of churches and Quaker meetings, and citing the religious precedent of protecting people feeling persecution, as well as the Geneva conventions barring countries from deporting refugees back to countries in the middle of civil wars (non-refoulement), the activists found support for their work in congregations in Arizona and Chicago, Illinois, as well as south Texas and eventually other communities in many states, including California, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and others. This movement, which became known as the Sanctuary movement eventually involved over 500 congregations, and helped hundreds if not thousands of refugees find freedom in the U.S. The Sanctuary movement was one of the most famous examples of civil initiative in the 1980s. Corbett and nine others around Tucson, Arizona were arrested for their work, as it violated U.S. immigration laws, although he was eventually acquitted. He continued to assist refugees and to write on various topics of social justice.

Corbett was among the most intellectual of the movement's proponents, and he wrote and published widely on the topic. ...more

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	Goatwalking: a Guide to Wildland Living 4.27 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pendle Hill Pamphlet, 270: Sanctuary Church it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sanctuary for All Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Servant Church (Pendle Hill Pamphlets Book 328) by Ricardo Elford, Jim Corbett liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sanctuary on The Faultline it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	From Our Father's Heart to You 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Christ's Passionate Life Guidebook: Step 2: Christ's Passionate Life Series 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Servant Church by Jim Corbett, Ricardo Elford 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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