Bad Guests, Bad Hosts: Violence and Risks in Inter-Cultural Friendship and Mission

Cultural codes are the means by which we can manifest our hospitality, but they are also what keep the wrong people out: how can this paradox be lived within the Church, if we are truly to be the body of Christ? A biblical parable and a case in practical theology allow us to approach the question by...

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Main Author: Renaud-Grosbras, Pascale 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press 2022
In: Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 5, Pages: 116-125
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hospitality / Behavioral standard / Culture / Church
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B Hospitality
B Practical Theology
B Cultural relations
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Summary:Cultural codes are the means by which we can manifest our hospitality, but they are also what keep the wrong people out: how can this paradox be lived within the Church, if we are truly to be the body of Christ? A biblical parable and a case in practical theology allow us to approach the question by examining what hospitality means in theological terms.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium