<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>449430</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0802844316]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780802844316]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">449430</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">1</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">438079</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer">3</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1999</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:61|5:21|4:28|3:10|2:1|1:1|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">61</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">250</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">114</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.10]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[61]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[9]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>251033</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Christine D. Pohl]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-200x266.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/251033.Christine_D_Pohl]]></link>
    <average_rating>4.06</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>63</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>9</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="114">
      <review>
  <id>31427305</id>
    <user>
    <id>61338</id>
    <name><![CDATA[brooke]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Grand Rapids, MI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61338-brooke-sellers]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1176779755p3/61338.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1176779755p2/61338.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 28 09:12:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 28 09:14:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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!]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31427305]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31427305]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>55124263</id>
    <user>
    <id>1191827</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Craig]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1191827-craig-toth]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241613695p3/1191827.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1241613695p2/1191827.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 06 06:20:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 06 06:29:34 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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 C...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55124263">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55124263]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55124263]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>49883513</id>
    <user>
    <id>1968506</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jerry]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kenmore, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1968506-jerry-owen]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239220102p3/1968506.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239220102p2/1968506.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="mercy-ministry" />
        <shelf name="pastoral-ministry" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 20 12:22:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 20 12:24:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful overview of Christian hospitality as practiced through the centuries which is based love for the hurting not entertainment for the privileged. ]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49883513]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49883513]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>14404739</id>
    <user>
    <id>868358</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Renee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/868358-renee]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202008870p3/868358.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202008870p2/868358.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="church-life" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 02 17:57:03 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 02 17:59:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14404739">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14404739]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14404739]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>4569177</id>
    <user>
    <id>280496</id>
    <name><![CDATA[J.D.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[South Elgin, IL]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/280496-j-d]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255669700p3/280496.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255669700p2/280496.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 14 21:24:13 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 24 14:23:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Although somewhat repetitive, this book  was still a very important read.  I definitely needed to read about many of the things she had to say, because there is much to be learned about shaping your heart in a way that will open yourselves to others and be used to share Jesus with others as well as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4569177">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4569177]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4569177]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>4198423</id>
    <user>
    <id>260130</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jeannie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/260130-jeannie]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201544770p3/260130.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201544770p2/260130.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 07 07:15:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 04:06:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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, chall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4198423">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4198423]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4198423]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>3810277</id>
    <user>
    <id>229737</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Maple Valley, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/229737-tim-morris]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185581611p3/229737.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185581611p2/229737.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[unhospitable people]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 30 14:41:17 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 30 14:45:05 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3810277">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3810277]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3810277]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>4037214</id>
    <user>
    <id>251266</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Katy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nashville, TN]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/251266-katy]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1186170108p3/251266.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1186170108p2/251266.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 03 13:07:58 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 03 13:08:31 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[One of the better reads on hospitality- it's not about tea parties, it's about loving people.]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4037214]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4037214]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>1424495</id>
    <user>
    <id>86756</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Cara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bolivia]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/86756-cara]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179327040p3/86756.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179327040p2/86756.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fleshiereads" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 24 14:51:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 20:03:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Killing me slowly.  This book could have been about a chapter long.  ]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1424495]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1424495]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>81279059</id>
    <user>
    <id>3051215</id>
    <name><![CDATA[William]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pinehurst, NC]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3051215-william]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1261056220p3/3051215.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1261056220p2/3051215.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 17 05:15:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 17 05:20:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81279059]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81279059]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>78921837</id>
    <user>
    <id>2928430</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Marcia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lexington, KY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2928430-marcia-partin]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257870555p3/2928430.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1257870555p2/2928430.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="history" />
        <shelf name="spirituality" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 24 21:47:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 24 21:47:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78921837]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78921837]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>78491775</id>
    <user>
    <id>2965541</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Leslie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chillicothe, OH]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2965541-leslie-taylor]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258764655p3/2965541.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258764655p2/2965541.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 20 18:58:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 20 18:58:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78491775]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78491775]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>77623978</id>
    <user>
    <id>2543390</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Guy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Houston, TX]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2543390-guy-williams]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1248138549p3/2543390.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1248138549p2/2543390.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 12 22:24:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 22:24:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77623978]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77623978]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>77038395</id>
    <user>
    <id>52957</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/52957-rachel]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235143816p3/52957.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235143816p2/52957.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 07 15:15:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 07 15:15:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77038395]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77038395]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>76114908</id>
    <user>
    <id>1795162</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Mick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1795162-mick]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Oct 29 09:27:12 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 29 09:25:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 29 09:27:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76114908]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76114908]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>75360651</id>
    <user>
    <id>2662834</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Suzanne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ann Arbor, MI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2662834-suzanne]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 07:15:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 07:15:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75360651]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75360651]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>75110189</id>
    <user>
    <id>411595</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Columbus, OH]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/411595-michael]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239815632p3/411595.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239815632p2/411595.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 20 06:06:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 20 06:06:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75110189]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75110189]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>74994215</id>
    <user>
    <id>2445273</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Arthur]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pretoria, 06, South Africa]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2445273-arthur-stewart]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255937799p3/2445273.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255937799p2/2445273.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 19 00:27:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 19 00:27:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74994215]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74994215]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>73969297</id>
    <user>
    <id>2823022</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jake]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2823022-jake-myszka]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258343693p3/2823022.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258343693p2/2823022.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 09 09:20:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 09 09:20:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73969297]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73969297]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>72444953</id>
    <user>
    <id>2769661</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2769661-jennifer-anderson]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1253836614p3/2769661.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1253836614p2/2769661.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">449430</id>
  <isbn>0802844316</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802844316</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">9</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458m/449430.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174871458s/449430.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449430.Making_Room_Recovering_Hospitality_As_a_Christian_Tradition</link>
  <average_rating>4.10</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>61</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Although hospitality was central to Christian identity and practice in earlier centuries, our generation knows little about its life-giving character. MAKING ROOM revisits the Christian foundations of welcoming strangers and explores the necessity, difficulty, and blessing of hospitality today. Christine Pohl traces the eclipse of this significant Christian practice, showing the initial centrality of hospitality and the importance of recovering it for contemporary life. Combining rich biblical and historical research with extensive exposure to modern service communities--The Catholic Worker, L'Abri, L'Arche, and others--this book shows how understanding the key features of hospitality can better equip us to faithfully carry out the practical call of the gospel.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1999</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 25 08:04:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 25 08:04:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72444953]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72444953]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="non-fiction" />
          <shelf name="theology" />
          <shelf name="christianity" />
          <shelf name="hospitality" />
          <shelf name="faith" />
          <shelf name="community" />
          <shelf name="on-the-shelf" />
          <shelf name="spirituality" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=449430</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>