Itinerant missionaries of the church of the origin and evangelization: the challenge of welcome and hospitality
Keywords:
Hospitalidade, Acolhida, Evangelização, Migração, Hospitality, Welcome, Evangelization, MigrationAbstract
The analysis, although partially incomplete, of Old Testament and New Testament occurrences concerning the topics of hospitality and welcome, in the wider context of the experience of being foreigners far from the homeland, gives way to some relevant considerations on the biblical stress of establishing human relationships. These are based not only on philanthropic assistance but, moreover, on the evangelic value of agap?, a new dynamic emphasizing the human person’s “being” more than his/her “doing”. The christological-ecclesiological dimension of Christian welcome, which properly belongs to the New Testament writings, genuinely marked human relationships, inspiring itineraries of dialogue and communion that may enlighten also our present history, particularly in the field of migrations and human mobility.
Keywords: Hospitality; Welcome; Evangelization; Migration
A análise, embora parcialmente incompleta, de occorências relativas à acolhida e à hospitalidade no Antigo e no Novo Testamento no amplo contexto da experiência de ser um estrangeiro, longe de casa, abre caminho para considerações relevantes referentes à visão bíblica sobre as relações humanas. Isto é baseado não somente no amparo filantrópico, mas também, no valor evangélico do agap?, uma nova dinâmica que enfatiza o ser humano como “ser”, mais do que o seu “fazer”. A dimensão cristològico-eclesial da acolhida cristã, que pertence propriamente às escrituras do Novo Testamento, marcou genuinamente as relações humanas, inspirando rotas de diálogo e comunhão que podem aclarar também a história atual, particularmente no campo das migrações e da mobilidade humana.
Palavras-chave: Hospitalidade; Acolhida; Evangelização; Migração
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