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Hospitality Humans Stories Character Decisions Case Study

Hospitality

What are the biblical and theological roots of a Christian focus on hospitality? What does hospitality mean in a Christian context, and why was table fellowship so important to Jesus? How does the practice of Christian hospitality relate to tolerance?

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Humans

How is our engagement with others in civic spaces related to our basic ideas about human beings? What makes us who we are, and how does the image of God in humans relate to our diversity? How might our view of other humans affect our reactions when we disagree?

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Stories

How to we listen to stories about others, and how do we tell stories about them? How are our biases reflected in the stories about others that make the most sense to us? How can we honor others better in the stories we hear and tell?

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Character

What if thinking and talking about hospitality is not enough? What kind of people would we need to become to be able to practice hospitality to others well? What postures and gestures might we need to practice until they become part of us?

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Decisions

How do we think decisions should get made, and what does that reveal about how we are thinking about our relationship to others? How are our decisions affected by our context? How can we make decisions in ways that make space for others to be heard?

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Case Study

What could we learn from interviewing a local leader? How would we go about that? What kinds of questions should we ask, what kinds of postures should we exhibit, and how could our encounter embody hospitality?

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