Rev. Nanette Sawyer

Hospitality-The Sacred Art

Discovering the Hidden Spiritual Power of Invitation and Welcome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical guide to cultivating the spiritual power of invitation and welcome in your life. Discover how the qualities of hospitality can deepen your self-understanding and help you build transforming and lasting relationships with others and with God.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SkyLight Paths
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 252g
• ISBN-13: 9781594732287
• ISBN-10: 1594732280
• Artikelnr.: 22881232

Autorenporträt

Rev. Nanette Sawyer is founding pastor of Wicker Park Grace, an innovative Christian community in Chicago that holds hospitality as a core value. An ordained minister with the Presbyterian Church (USA), she serves as a representative on the Interfaith Relations Commission of the National Council of Churches USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction: Hospitality as Transformation
1 Hospitality to God: Welcoming God's Welcome
2 Hospitality to Self: Inviting the Authentic Self
3 Hospitality to Family: Offering Full Presence to Those Closest to Us
4 Hospitality to Neighbors: Becoming the Merciful Neighbor
5 Hospitality to Strangers: Pursuing Kinship Rather than Estrangement
6 Hospitality to Enemies: Extending Generosity through Non-Retaliation
7 Hospitality to Creation: Knowing Creation Relationally
Acknowledgments
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index of Exercises and Practices