Founded in 2008 by Richard Kearney and others, the aim of the project is to welcome the stranger as guest through a scholarly and technological investigation of hospitality through text, performance, and digital arts.

The Guestbook Project consists of the following components:

1. Interdisciplinary International Seminar directed by Richard Kearney  (Boston Ccollege-MIT-Georgetown-Derry-Bangladore-Mitrovica-Jerusalem) (2009-2012)
2. Interreligious Cconference, titled 'Hosting the Sstranger: Between Religions' (Boston College, 2009)
3. Philosophy Conference, titled 'Phenomologies of the Stranger’ (Boston College, 2009)
4. International Poetry festival, titled 'Poetries of the Strangers' (Boston College, 2009)
5. Concert, titled ‘Songs of the Sacred Welcome’ (Boston College, 2009)
6. Seven International Guestbook events on hospitality/hostility (Bangalore, Mitrovica, Derry, Glenstal Abbey, Skellig Islands, New York City and Jerusalem) (2009-2011)
7. Seven documentary films based on the international events (2009-2011)
8. Two book publications, titled ‘Phenomologies of the Stranger’ (Fordham University Press, 2011) AND ‘Hosting the Stranger: Between Religions’ (Continuum Press, 2011)
9. Two special journal issues, New Arcadia Review (2010)  and Religion and the Arts (2011)
10. Online interactive Web site