ABSTRACT

You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself addresses the complex political, legal, and humanitarian challenges raised by asylum-seekers and refugees from a Biblical perspective. The book explores the themes of humanity and justice through exegesis of relevant passages in the Old and New Testaments, skillfully woven into accounts of contemporary refugee situations. Applying Biblical analysis to one of the most pressing humanitarian concerns of modern times, Houston creates a timely work that will be of interest to students and scholars of theology, religion, and human rights.    

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

A world of refugees

chapter 3|38 pages

Asylum

chapter 4|24 pages

The stranger in your midst

chapter 6|17 pages

A stake in the place

chapter 7|15 pages

Jesus

chapter 8|14 pages

Welcoming the stranger

chapter 9|2 pages

Conclusion