Welcome All as Christ

John T. Kyler is a Catholic author, educator, and speaker whose work focuses on the intersection of liturgy, justice, and healthy vulnerability in pastoral ministry. An instructor in the Emmaus Institute for Ministry Formation and a regular contributor to several pastoral magazines and journals, John holds a master of education from the University of Notre Dame and a master of theological studies from Saint John’s University.

• ContentsIntroduction   ix1.  Welcome All as Christ   12.  A Tradition of Encounter and an Intentional Response   83.  First Impressions and a Common Vulnerability   214.  Time, Place, and Context: A Typical Sunday   315.  Language and Text   426.  Representation and Anamnesis   577.  Creating Space and Essential Dispositions   668.  Hospitality throughout the Year   779.  Hospitality in a Digital Age   89Acknowledgments   99Notes   101

"In Welcome All as Christ, Kyler sets forth on a theology of beginnings, deftly guiding readers—faith-filled and otherwise—as they, we, join him, with all due hospitality, in thinking anew about the constant encounter that is the necessary life of the Church. Along the way he entreats us to consider how we are living the central lesson of religious life: how are we in communion with each other?"Kevin J. Burke, professor of language and literacy education, University of Georgia; author of On Liking the Other: Queer Subjects and Religious Discourses