Just Hospitality: God's Welcome in a World of Difference

by Letty M. Russell

Book Overview

In this book, theologian Letty Russell redefines the commonly held notion of hospitality as she challenges her readers to consider what it means to welcome the stranger. In doing so, she implores persons of faith to join the struggles for justice.

Rather than an act of limited, charitable welcome, Russell maintains that true hospitality is a process that requires partnership with the "other" in our divided world. The goal is "just hospitality,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664233155
• ISBN13: 9780664233150
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"