You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself

<p><em>You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself</em> addresses the complex political legal and humanitarian challenges raised by asylum-seekers and refugees from a Biblical perspective. The book explores the themes of humanity and justice through exegesis of relevant passages in the Old and New Testaments skillfully woven into accounts of contemporary refugee situations. Applying Biblical analysis to one of the most pressing humanitarian concerns of modern times Houston creates a timely work that will be of interest to students and scholars of theology religion and human rights. </p>