Articles by Eduard Loring printed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Feed city's homeless, don't condemn them," August 7, 2003

"To help homeless, begin with housing," June 9, 2003

Publications of the Open Door Community

Hospitality, a newspaper published 11 times a year. Subscriptions are free. To view the current issue of Hospitality, click here. To request a sample copy or to subscribe, email your name and address to opendoorcomm@bellsouth.net.

The following books are available directly from the Community. Click here for an order form. Bookstores: Please email us or call us at 404-874-4906 to place quantity orders.

The latest book from the Open Door Community, The Festival of Shelters: A Celebration for Love and Justice, by Eduard Loring with Heather Bargeron, and a preface by Dick Rustay.

Our 25th anniversary history: Sharing the Bread of Life: Hospitality and Resistance at the Open Door Community, by Peter Gathje, 2006.

A Work of Hospitality: The Open Door Reader, 1982-2002, Peter Gathje, Editor. Click here to read the introduction in PDF format.

The following publications are not available in print but may be viewed at this Web site:

I Hear Hope Banging at My Back Door, a collection of writings by Eduard Loring from Hospitality. Click here to access the complete book in Adobe PDF format.

Christ Comes in the Stranger’s Guise: A History of the Open Door Community, by Peter Gathje, 1991. Click here to access the complete book in Adobe PDF format.

"Beauty on the Street," photographs and text by Clive Bonner, Resident Volunteer, Summer 2002. Available only online!

"The Open Door Bibliography," writings fundamental to our life and work.