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The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia?
Dissertation (MTheology)--University of Pretoria, 1985.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/82156 The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? Bosch, D.J. Pott, Henry John UCTD Dissertation (MTheology)--University of Pretoria, 1985. Hospitality is the forgotten factor in world And yet it can be one 0£ the most accessible e££ective means 0£ communicating the Gospel to neighbor and to a needy world. mission. and aost a needy God's people in the Old Testaaent lived in a world where the stranger was initially treated with £ear and suspicion, and yet at the same time with curiosity and welcome. Israel was instructed to re£lect God1 s love in her hospitality toward the stranger, whether such a stranger was a £oreigner, or a so3ourner in her midst. Experiencing a welcome among God1 s people was £or such a stranger a maximum, opportunity to meet Israel 1 s God. God 1 s Son came to earth as a Guest, depending on the hospitality 0£ others £rom Bethlehem onwards, and yet was also a Divine Host, breaking bread £or His disciples at His last meal with them. And He sent out His £ollowers as dependent on the open hearts and homes 0£ others. Since they learned to be good guests, they could also be good hosts, building a communication network that signi£icantly helped the spread 0£ the Gospel in the £irst £aw centuries. The hospitality pattern has continued in £its and starts throughout church history, and successes and £ailures o£ten existed aide by aide: an insular Catholic Church, £or example, spawned the gracious openness 0£ the monastery chain. Hospitality beckons today as a winsome practice which can help accomplish God1 a mission. We must £irst learn to accept i~ £ram the Father, and then to practice it in speci£ic, practical ways in widening circles 0£ contact. We need to start with hospitable attitudes to our marriage partner and children, then as a £amily to our Christian and non-Christian £riends in the comaunity, and then as a church to our God-given ''pariah". And hospitality doesn1 t stop there. As Christian citizens 0£ a nation, we are to reach out and make a hoae for the willing immigrants and unwilling re£ugeea whoa God has placed in our midst. The welcome sign on our door is ultimately addressed to the entire world. Science of Religion and Missiology MTheology Unrestricted 2021-10-18T10:15:46Z 2021-10-18T10:15:46Z 1985 1985 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82156 en © 2021 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
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| title | The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? |
| title_full | The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? |
| title_fullStr | The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? |
| title_short | The first choice in missions : philoxenia or xenophonia? |
| title_sort | first choice in missions philoxenia or xenophonia |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82156 |