{"product_id":"no-strangers-here-paperback","title":"No Strangers Here: Christian Hospitality and Refugee Ministry in Twenty-First-Century Hong Kong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudy Chin Chan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip L. Wickeri\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurches are traditionally among the first to respond to the call to aid strangers in distress. In this age of globalization, one group of strangers in particular--asylum seekers and refugees--is in urgent need of welcome as they flee their homelands in search of safety. This same group, however, faces hostility and rejection in many places. What should be the church's response? This book argues that Christian hospitality offers a powerful theological and pastoral response to such vulnerable strangers in our midst. For that to happen, the church must answer two questions: \"What is Christian hospitality?\" and \"How do we put it into practice with refugees and asylum seekers?\" Part One answers the first question with a cross-disciplinary study of sacred hospitality in both ancient and modern times. Part Two tackles the second with a fascinating case study of the church's outreach to refugees and asylum seekers in an international Chinese city. As communities worldwide receive refugees and asylum seekers, this book offers Christian hospitality and the Hong Kong experience as one hopeful response to needy strangers at our doorstep. It is a welcome theological and practical resource for refugee ministry in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy Chan is the Executive Secretary for Communications at the Hong Kong Christian Council and a member of the Hong Kong Refugee Ministry Group. She serves in mission through Global Ministries (Disciples of Christ\/United Church of Christ) and Presbyterian World Mission. She is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115412426887,"sku":"9781532604157","price":47.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d02993e71830385616effaf83c750c10.webp?v=1732509038","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/no-strangers-here-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}