I have not read this, but it is definitely on my reading list for the next few months.

Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others by Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock.

A challenge to the modern day Christian church to model the real hospitality of Jesus – where everyone has a seat at the table.

A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community by John Pavlovitz.

It “reminds readers of the joy found in a life around the table”. This book is a compilation of essays and recipes centered around food, community and connection. Bread & Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Shauna Niequist.This is another must read for anyone who wants to move beyond church as a place to go to church as community and a place of hospitality and belonging.

Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesusby Christopher Smith and John Pattison.

Stone Soupwas put together by Unilever and the United Nations World Food Programme to mark World Food Day in 2008.

Living together in peace, kindness and hospitality is the radical way of life for the L’Arche communities, which Jean Vanier talks about here.

Befriending the Stranger by Jean Vanier.

Another thought provoking book about God’s purposes in the ordinary act of sharing a meal as an opportunity for grace, community and mission.

A Meal With Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community and Mission around the Tableby Tim Chester.

This is a wonderful and challenging memoir of how Sara was converted and then reached out with passion through the sharing of food at the communion table for those at the margins. This excellent book is not specifically about hospitality but hospitality is such an important part of how we eat that I think it needs to be included here.

Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating by Norman Wirzba.This is an inspirational book on the tried and true Benedictine way of life and hospitality. Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love by Lonni Collins Pratt with Father Daniel Homan.This is still my absolute favourite book on hospitality and the theological perspective that should turn our world upside down. Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine Pohl.There is still time to contribute if you are interested but for those who already have your interest stirred and want to read more on the topic here are some books to consider reading: Hospitality and the Kingdom of God is as many of you are aware the Godspace theme for the next few months.

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