Hospitality and Sanctuary for All

This is a new edition of Hospitality and Sanctuary for All from Inderjit Bhogal, revised in 2025, and with a foreword from Dr Nicola Brady, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland:

“This work conveys a much-needed message of hope at a time when many communities have been wounded by identity-based conflict and division, contributing to isolation, alienation and a loss of hope for the future.”

The resource offers prompts for conversation and reflection on the theme of hospitality and sanctuary. Though people of different backgrounds and beliefs are involved in the work of hospitality and sanctuary, this is a resource produced for churches.

New material in this edition includes a reflection on justice and refugees (Appendix One) and a new chapter outlining the idea of Church of Sanctuary.

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
  • Ways to use this resource
  • Border Psalm
  • The context
  • The UN Refugee Convention
  • Hospitality, and Sanctuary and Holiness
• Section One: God Takes Sanctuary Among Us
• Section Two: Hospitality to the Stranger
• Section Three: Welcome the Stranger: Gift and Redemption
• Section Four: City of Sanctuary: Cultures of Welcome, Hospitality and Safety
• Section Five: Church of Sanctuary: Creating a Culture of Welcome, Protective Hospitality and Safety
• Section Six: An Order of Service with Ideas and Suggestions for Development of the Themes of Hospitality and Sanctuary
• Bibliography and Resources for Further Reflection
• Appendix 1: Sanctuary, Justice, Refugees and the Small Boats
• Appendix 2: Welcoming the Stranger
• Appendix 3: Stories of Churches of Sanctuary
• Appendix 4: City of Sanctuary Song

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Photo credit

Cover image made using AI and Adobe Photoshop from an original photo ©️ Simone J Rudolphi