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Welcoming the Stranger

Name: Welcoming the Stranger
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Abrahamic Hospitality and Its Contemporary Implications

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Edited by Ori Z Soltes, Rachel Stern, Foreword by Endy Moraes, Contributions by Lindsay Balfour, Thomas Massaro, Craig Mousin, Carol Prendergast, Zeki Saritotprak, Ori Z Soltes, Rachel Stern
Imprint: FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: July 1, 2024
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Weight: 400 g
Pages: 277

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Embracing hospitality and inclusion in Abrahamic traditions One of the signal moments in the narrative of the biblical Abraham is his insistent and enthusiastic reception of three strangers, a starting 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 Israelites, and on the other, oppressing the stranger is condemned by their prophets throughout the Hebrew Bible. These sentiments are repeated in the New Testament and the Qur'an and elaborated in the interpretive literatures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Such notions resonate obliquely within the history of India and its Dharmic traditions. On the other hand, they have been seriously challenged throughout history. In the 1830s, America's "Nativists" sought to emphatically reduce immigration to these shores. A century later, the Holocaust began by the decision of the Nazi German government to turn specific groups of German citizens into strangers. Deliberate marginalization leading to genocide flourished in the next half century from Bosnia and Cambodia to Rwanda. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the United States renewed a decisive twist toward closing the door on those seeking refuge, ushering in an era where marginalized religious and ethnic groups around the globe are deemed unwelcome and unwanted. The essays in Welcoming the Stranger explore these issues from historical, theoretical, theological, and practical perspectives, offering an enlightening and compelling discussion of what the Abrahamic traditions teach us regarding welcoming people we don't know. Welcoming the Stranger: Abrahamic Hospitality and Its Contemporary Implications is available from the publisher on an open-access basis. Published by The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art and the Fordham University Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyer's Work

Ori Z Soltes (Edited By) Ori Z Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from art history and theology to philosophy and political history. He is the former Director of the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum. Rachel Stern (Edited By) Rachel Stern is the founding and executive director of the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art in New York. Endy Moraes (Foreword By) Endy Moraes, LLM, Director, Institute on Religion, Law, and Lawyer's Work at Fordham Law School, is a Brazilian lawyer with extensive experience in interreligious and intercultural dialogue. Endy has an LLM, cum laude, from Fordham Law School, and is admitted to practice in New York. She is a member of the Focolare Movement of the Catholic Church, living in community.

Image List vii Foreword xi Endy Moraes Preface xv Ori Z Soltes and Rachel Stern Introduction 1 Section One: Building on the Past: Theology, History, and Their Practical Implications 9 1 Welcoming the Stranger in the Jewish Tradition 11 Ori Z Soltes 2 Hospitality in Christian Traditions: A Key Virtue and its Applications 27 Thomas Massaro 3 A Migrant 4 Life Journeys to the New Tower of Babel: Christianity and Immigration 43 Craig Mousin 4 Welcoming the Stranger in Islam: Abrahamic Hospitality and Contemporary Implications 72 Zeki Saritoprak 5 Epilogue: India and the Dharmic Traditions of Hospitality 82 Ori Z Soltes Section Two: Building the Present and Future: Programmatic Ideas and Realizations 95 6 Fritz Ascher: A Jewish Artist in Germany 97 Rachel Stern 7 Welcoming Beyond Offering Safe Heaven: Aspiring to Partner with Refugees 125 Carol Prendergast 8 De-story to Destroy, Re-Story to Restore 137 Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din 9 Immigration Courts in Need of an Article I Overhaul 155 Mimi Tsankov 10 Epilogue: Future Strangers: Digital Life and Hospitality To-Come 159 Lindsay Anne Balfour Conclusions: An Unfinished Epilogue 177 Ori Z Soltes Bibliography 181 Author Biographies 189 Index 193

This timely book offers theoretical and practical reflections on 'welcoming the stranger.' From the theological analysis of Abraham to the legal and political discussion of immigration and refugees, the volume explores how hospitality--welcoming the 'other' into our tents--leads to peace and improving the world.---Mehnaz Afridi, Director, Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center and Professor, Religious Studies, Manhattan College

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