Gift of the Other

Andrew Shepherd is a researcher and teacher in Theology and Ethics. He is involved in A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand - a Christian conservation movement - and Servants to Asia's Urban Poor. His previous publications include the volume 'Taking Rational Trouble Over the Mysteries: Reactions to Atheism' (2013), coedited with Nicola Hoggard Creegan.

• ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: A World for All?1 The Transcendence of the Other and Infinite Responsibility: The Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas2 Unconditional Hospitality, the Gift of Deconstruction?The Philosophy of Jacques Derrida3 Levinasian and Derridean Hospitality: Ethics beyond Ontology?4 Gifted, Called, and Named: Trinitarian Personhood and an Ontology of Communion- A tête à tête - Wrestling with the Other5 "LOGOS", "Sacrificial Substitute", and "Eikon": Christology and the Overcoming of Hostility- A tête à tête - Seen by the Other6 Dwelling in Christ and the In-Dwelling Other: Forming the Ecclesial and Eschatological Self- A tête à tête - A Drink with the Other7 Performing a Different Script: Participation in the Practice of Ecclesial Hospitality- A tête à tête - Hosted by the OtherConclusion: Grounded Hospitality: Community, EcologicalCare, and Inter-Faith RelationshipsBibliography

"It [The Gift of the Other] asserts a theology of hospitality that is well argued and enticing, and which avoids falling into sectarian or denominational ghettos along the way. For those who are wrestling with Derrida and Levinas but have eyes also for the cross and the resurrection, The Gift of the Other is a must read and an unavoidable contribution in a lively and important debate."-Nigel Zimmerman, Studies in Christian Ethics, Vol. 29 No. 1, February 2016"This book offers an imaginative and timely contribution to the oft-neglected theme of welcoming the Other.... The work is heartily recommended for scholars and practitioners who wish to enrich their understanding of the distinct theological foundations of a Christian ethic of hospitality."-Katie R. Leggett, Theological Book Review, Vol. 26 No. 2, 2016"Sheperd's impressive and hospitable theological deployment of Levinas and Derrida and his drawing out of pastoral applications are greatly to be welcomed."-David Grummet, Religion and Theology, Vol. 24, Issue 2, April 2017