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August 3rd 1999
by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Paperback, 205 pages
isbn
0802844316
(isbn13: 9780802844316)
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Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character....more
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so far so good. this is is being read by our entire community as we explore how to practice hospitality to our neighbors in a way that pleases God, blesses others, and is sustainable. it's a challenging and exciting set of questions to wrestle with... even more so when put into practice!
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This book is a thought-provoking journey into the history of Christian hospitality--how it has gone from being an integral part of Christian faith and pratice to where it is now alien to many Christians--at least those in modern societies. Read it and you too will long for the recovery of historic Christian hospitality.
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Read in August, 2008
Wonderful overview of Christian hospitality as practiced through the centuries which is based love for the hurting not entertainment for the privileged.
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Read in January, 2007
We have always practiced hospitality but the Holy Spirit is using this book to help guide us in broadening that circle of welcome to strangers. I'm still not sure exactly how to do that, even after reading the book, but my heart is totally there. Very excited about what God has been changing in our lives and how this book will help us grow even more.
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Read in June, 2006
loved, loved this book. Not about making cookies and having a clean home (nothing wrong with cookies, btw) but about making room in your life for the marginalized and stranger. Doesn't offer too many practical solutions but by reviewing the historical precedents of hospitality in the church, challenges our current notions of private space, etc.
Read in February, 2007
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unhospitable people
Odd that this was required reading for my capstone course as a youth ministry major at Simpson, but I loved it. It is SO IMPORTANT to know and practice the principles as Christians and human beings in the world today. Christine Pohl also includes a remarkable history of the practice of Hospitality.
Read in January, 2004
One of the better reads on hospitality- it's not about tea parties, it's about loving people.
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Killing me slowly. This book could have been about a chapter long.
