Hospitality : an Ecclesiological Practice of Ministry.
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TextPublication details: Lanham : Hamilton Books, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (128 pages)Content type: - 9781461626541
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- BV4647.H67 C53 2007eb
- online - EBSCO
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I Forming A New Historical Narrative; II Hospitality is a Moral and Biblical Obligation; III Ecclesiology and Mission: Hospitality as a Public Way of Life; IV Hospitality as Covenant Making; V Summary: Hospitality Findings and Proclamation; Appendix: Who is My Neighbor? Luke 10:25-37; Bibliography; Notes.
The term hospitality describes a state of generosity, accommodation, and consideration towards others. The Shalom Church, which views hospitality as a gift, seeks not to control the gift, but to share and celebrate it in practice. When the practice is intentional it will become embedded in one's lifestyle. This adherence is reached when one considers hospitality as a biblical and moral obligation, where every encounter with the other will be viewed through the lens of hospitableness. Fortunately, humanity always moves from host/stranger to stranger/host. In Christian theology, the g.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-101).

