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The Stranger

January 31, 2013

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A powerful neighborhood is hospitable; it welcomes strangers, people we don’t know. John explains the fullness of what that means and how hospitality enriches our lives.

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John McKnight

John McKnight is emeritus professor of education and social policy and codirector of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at DePaul University. He is the coauthor of Building Communities from the Inside Out and the author of The Careless Society. He has been a community organizer and serves on the boards of several national organizations that support neighborhood development.

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