Welcoming without reserve?: a case in Christian hospitality
In an interconnected and diverse world, Christians are called to hospitality. Yet this is no easy matter, for welcoming the stranger requires becoming vulnerable. A particular case in Christian hospitality illustrates the point. Hosting a Jewish funeral, a church community elected to cover its sanct...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Theology today
Year: 2006, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-202 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hospitality
/ Christianity
/ Non-Christian religion
/ Interfaith dialogue
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| IxTheo Classification: | CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | In an interconnected and diverse world, Christians are called to hospitality. Yet this is no easy matter, for welcoming the stranger requires becoming vulnerable. A particular case in Christian hospitality illustrates the point. Hosting a Jewish funeral, a church community elected to cover its sanctuary's cross. While such an action can be seen as scandalous, an act of bad faith, I argue instead that it embodies hospitality - scandalous, indeed, but in a positive sense. On several accounts, this instance of covering the cross opens up new ways of thinking about being Christian in a religiously diverse world. |
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| ISSN: | 0040-5736 |
| Contains: | In: Theology today
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