Pohl

CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15.

“In the past, we might have designated these people as voluntary migrants rather than as refugees, but it is clear now that the distinctions are often more blurred—economic, sociopolitical, and religio-ethnic conditions interact, leaving certain populations highly vulnerable.”¹

sensation of displacement balanced with hope and resilience.²

“The sense of being a stranger is common, even ubiquitous, even in our societies.”³

points to the identity of Israel as sojourners/aliens, even in the promised land, and how this is the basis for the provisions for care of the stranger in OT.⁴

sees tension between welcome to the stranger and the exclusion of foreign elements which might weaken Israel's exclusive commitment to Yahweh.⁵

“Jesus is stranger, guest, host, and meal; it is no wonder that hospitality is a central motif of Scripture.”⁶

“The expansion of the church depended on hospitality and on believers who were willing to make a place in their homes for strangers”⁷

Focuses on the centrality of hospitality for the life of the early church.⁸

“The best hosts live in ways that keep them somewhat distant from the power dynamics and status distinctions of the larger society. ..They recognize that the world is not their home while simultaneously creating homes and communities that are life-giving and life-sustaining.”⁹

1CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 3.

2CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 4.

3CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 5.

4CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 5–7.

5CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 7.

6CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 7.

7CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 8.

8CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 8–9.

9CD Pohl, “Biblical Issues in Mission and Migration” , Missiology: An International Review, 31:1 (2003) 3–15, 9–10.