Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Publication Title

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volume

47

Issue

4

First Page

653

Last Page

678

Abstract

This essay compares Sikh and Christian thought about and practices of hospitality in light of the global refugee crisis. It aims to show how both practices of hospitality, and religious ethical thought about hospitality, can be enhanced by dialogue between traditions. The refugee crisis arises out of a global failure of hospitality, and the type of hospitality refugees most fundamentally need is that which confers membership in a political community. Comparing Christian and Sikh ethics of hospitality provides guidance toward building rooted religious communities that welcome outsiders, including by incorporating them into political communities. In particular, Christians who hold social power and privilege can better fulfill ethical mandates of hospitality by looking to the example of Sikhs and other marginalized groups. Sikhs have often built communities through acts of hospitality and welcomed outsiders without fear, even in contexts where their own belonging is questioned and their own security is under threat.

Comments

This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Alexander, L.E. (2109). (The image of) God in all of us Sikh and Christian hospitality in light of the global refugee crisis. Journal of Religious Ethics, 47(4)653-678. , which has been published in final form at [ https://doi.org/10.1111/jore.12285]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

This article was under embargo until 2021.

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