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The Gift of the Other - Levinas, Derrida, and a Theology of Hospitality (Paperback) Loot Price: R852
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The Gift of the Other - Levinas, Derrida, and a Theology of Hospitality (Paperback): Andrew Shepherd

The Gift of the Other - Levinas, Derrida, and a Theology of Hospitality (Paperback)

Andrew Shepherd

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We live in an age of global capitalism and terror. In a climate of consumption and fear the unknown Other is regarded as a threat to our safety, a client to assist, or a competitor to be overcome in the struggle for scarce resources. And yet, the Christian Scriptures explicitly summon us to welcome strangers, to care for the widow and the orphan, and to build relationships with those distant from us. But how, in this world of hostility and commodification, do we practice hospitality? In The Gift of the Other, Andrew Shepherd engages deeply with the influential thought of French thinkers Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, and argues that a true vision of hospitality is ultimately found not in postmodern philosophies but in the Christian narrative. The book offers a compelling Trinitarian account of the God of hospitality - a God of communion who 'makes room' for otherness, who overcomes the hostility of the world though Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and who through the work of the Spirit is forming a new community: the Church - a people of welcome.

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Imprint: James Clarke & Co
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2014
First published: 2014
Authors: Andrew Shepherd
Dimensions: 229 x 153 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 978-0-227-17484-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
Books > Christianity > Christian theology
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LSN: 0-227-17484-4
Barcode: 9780227174845

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