Untamed Hospitality: Welcoming God and Other Strangers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781587431760)

Christian hospitality is more than a well-set table, pleasant conversation, or even inviting people into your home. Christian hospitality, according to Elizabeth Newman, is an extension of how we interact with God. It trains us to be capable of welcoming strangers who will challenge us and enhance our lives in unexpected ways, readying us to embrace the ultimate stranger: God.

In Untamed Hospitality, Newman dispels the modern myths of hospitality as a superficial commodity that can be bought and sold at The Pottery Barn and restores it to its proper place within God's story, as displayed most fully in Jesus Christ. Worship, she says, is the believer's participation in divine hospitality, a hospitality that cannot be sequestered from our economic, political, or public lives. This in-depth study of true hospitality will be of interest to professors, students, and scholars looking for a fresh take on a timeless subject.

Author: Elizabeth Newman
ISBN-10: 1587431769
ISBN-13: 9781587431760
Publisher: Brazos Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.34w x 0.59d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/27/2006 pg. 45
Library Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 64