Informing the Future: Social Justice in the New TestamentPaulist Press, 2003 - 282 páginas The roots of social justice run deep -- right back to the Bible. Now, in Informing the Future, scripture scholar, writer and teacher Joseph A. Grassi takes readers back to the New Testament to explore the place of social justice -- the just distribution of economic, social and cultural resources to all people -- as envisioned and practiced in its pages. It is there, the author demonstrates, that we will find the inspiration that challenges us, sustains us and brings hope to our world today. Book jacket. |
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The Prophets and Social Justice | 34 |
Social Justice in the Psalms and Wisdom Literature | 67 |
Social Revolution in the Desert The Qumran Community | 89 |
Mark Breaking Down Dividing Walls in the Roman Empire | 103 |
Matthew The Gospel of Justice | 132 |
Luke Theology and Praxis of a Perpetual Jubilee | 172 |
John Ideal Models for New Relationships | 208 |
Paul the Apostle Oneness Through Diversity | 227 |
Social Justice in Christian Writings of the First Three Centuries | 249 |
The United Nations Millennium Declaration and the New Testament | 258 |
Notes | 271 |
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Informing the Future: Social Justice in the New Testament Grassi, Joseph A. Visualização parcial - 2002 |
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