Will Willimon invites readers to consider the gospel command to love those considered to be “Other” or outside mainstream Christian culture. Rooted in the faith of Israel and the Christian story and vision, Willimon brings a Christian perspective to bear on what may be the hardest thing for people of faith to do: keeping and loving the "Other" as they are - without any need for them to become like us. He identifies concrete ways people can welcome others without rejecting their differences.