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Although not written until the first century AD, Ovid’s ‘Baucis and Philemon’ provides us with a new perspective on hospitality, extending beyond the mandate to provide for the needs of a stranger. First, the stranger at your door might be… Continue Reading →
Previously, we considered the Emperor Julian’s attempt to revive the pagan spirit by encouraging generosity and practicing virtue. His appeal to pagan priests included a reference to Homer’s Odyssey in which Eumaeus declares to the Stranger who has washed up… Continue Reading →
Not much is known about the early Christians. Certainly, the Acts of the Apostles and Paul’s letters provide a few tasty morsels, but these follow a brief and narrow path around some smaller portion of the Mediterranean. Even later, congregations… Continue Reading →