2024 – Ori Z Soltes and Rachel Stern (Eds.)
WELCOMING THE STRANGER:
ABRAHAMIC HOSPITALITY AND CONTEMPORARY IMPLICATIONS
Foreword by Endy Moraes
Beginning with the story of Abraham’s hospitality to the three strangers described in Genesis 18, this volume explores both the theological evolution in and beyond the Abrahamic traditions of the principle of “welcoming the stranger,” and its on-the-ground application from India to Germany in the past to America in the present. One of the signal moments in the narrative of the biblical Abraham is his insistent and enthusiastic reception of three strangers. That moment is a beginning point of inspiration for all three Abrahamic traditions as they evolve and develop the details of their respective teachings. On the one hand, welcoming the stranger by remembering “that you were strangers in the land of Egypt” is enjoined upon the ancient [...]
