Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice - Glimpsing the Poor and Oppressed in Today's World

Informationen zum Autor W. R. Brookman is Professor of Biblical Studies at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he teaches courses in Old Testament, Hebrew, and archaeology. He is a former Andrew Mellon Faculty Fellow at Harvard University where he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. He has wide-ranging interests in antiquity, culture, and languages. Klappentext What do we really know about the ins and outs of the lives of those who exist in a world of extreme poverty or oppression. This thought-provoking book incorporates challenges for a Christian response regarding those whose daily plights fly in the face of what Scripture teaches about justice. Zusammenfassung What do we really know about the ins and outs of the lives of those who exist in a world of extreme poverty or oppression. This thought-provoking book incorporates challenges for a Christian response regarding those whose daily plights fly in the face of what Scripture teaches about justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Rich and the Poor Together Chapter 2: The Nature of Poverty Chapter 3: Is There a Magic Bullet? Chapter 4: Issues of Health Among the Poor Chapter 5: The Economics of Being Poor Chapter 6: Issues of Education and Gender Chapter 7: Kids as the Poor and the Oppressed Chapter 8: Housing: Where the Poor and the Oppressed Live Chapter 9: Toilets of the Poor: Issues of Water and Sanitation Chapter 10: Governments, Corruption and Armed Conflict Chapter 11: Thinking, Acting, and Praying Through Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice Appendix A: United Nations Millennium Declaration Appendix B: Millennial Development Goals, Target, and Indicators Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: W. R. Brookman, William Robert Brookman, Brookman W. R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9780761857624
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5762-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, International Relations, Social groups, Poverty & unemployment, Religion & politics, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social groups: religious groups & communities