Strangers and Scapegoats: Extending God’s Welcome to Those on the Margins
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Overview
We live in a world of oppositional relationships and increasing in-group/out-group divisions. Christian sociologist Matthew Vos explains how the problem of the stranger lies at the root of many problems humanity faces, such as racism, sexism, and nationalism. He applies classic sociological theory on “the stranger” to matters of faith and social justice, showing that an identity in Christ frees us to love strangers as neighbors and friends. The book also includes two guest chapters, one on intersex persons and the church and one on stranger-making in the “correctional” system.
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- Explains how the problem of the stranger lies at the root of many problems humanity faces
- Applies classic sociological theory on “the stranger” to matters of faith and social justice
- Title: Strangers and Scapegoats: Extending God’s Welcome to Those on the Margins
- Author: Matthew S. Vos
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 271
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Strangers › Religious aspects--Christianity; Identity (Psychology) › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781540965233, 9781540965707, 9781493436989, 9781493436972, 1540965236, 1540965708, 1493436988, 149343697X
- Resource ID: LLS:STRNGRSSCPGTS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:12:35Z