The Predicament of the ProsperousWestminster John Knox Press, 1 de jan. de 1978 - 212 páginas How can a church in the richest and most powerful nation on earth respond to the needs of the poor, the hungry, and the oppressed? The authors of this book describe this issue with clarity and power, and explore the biblical perspectives that offer guidance toward a viable and more equitable future for both church and society.The authors call for a radical change in life-style based on a revolution in perspective and basic values. |
Conteúdo
Editors Foreword | 9 |
Insurmountable Opportunities | 19 |
The Prosperity of the Righteous | 48 |
Let Your Minds Be Remade | 57 |
Deliverance | 99 |
Judgment and Hope | 126 |
Shalom and Christ | 146 |
Which Way Now? | 163 |
What Form for the Church? | 186 |
Notes | 195 |
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Termos e frases comuns
abundance affluence Ahimelech American church basic become Biblical blessing Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer's broken called Chapter Charles Birch Christian concern covenant creation theology creatures crisis cultural David deliverance Dietrich Bonhoeffer dispossessed divine E. F. Schumacher earth economic energy ethic Eucharist exile Exodus experience face freedom future G. K. Chesterton Genesis Gerhard von Rad global resources God's deliverance God's judgment growth human hungry Ibid important individual industrial society Israel issues Jeremiah Jesus Christ judgment and hope justice liberation limits Limits to Growth living LORD material means ment midst mind-set moral nation neighbor Old Testament oppressed patterns perception person perspective pietism political population poverty present proclaim prophetic prosperity relationship religion religious responsibility rest of nature Robert Heilbroner role says Scripture secular shalom social spiritual story stress suffering themes theology things tion tradition transformation Walter Brueggemann wealth whole word world resources world-come-of-age