Hospitality : an ecclesiological practice of ministry / Freddy James Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Freddy James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Hospitality.

Shalom Church (St. Louis, Mo.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-101).

ISBN:

0-7618-8407-6

1-299-44968-9

1-4616-2654-4