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These essays provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands.
List of contents
Introduction - Gregory E. Sterling and Anathea E. Portier-Young
1.Companions on a Journey: The Bible and Catholic Social Teaching - John R. Donahue, S.J.
2.What are Biblical Values? - John J. Collins
3.The Psalms and the Poor - John Endres, S.J.
4.The Ethics of Survival in the Book of Lamentations: Trauma, Identity, and Social Location - Corrine Carvalho
5.Preaching Justice from the Old Testament - Anathea E. Portier-Young
6.Biblical Interpretation as Praxis of Justice: "Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant..." (Mark 10:43) - Gina Hens-Piazza
7.Remembering the Loaves - Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll
8.Deities in Disguise: The Care of Strangers as a Criterion for Discipleship - Gregory E. Sterling
9.Johannine Ethics and Ethical Discourse - Harold W. Attridge
10.Teaching in Early Christianity - Adela Yarbro Collins
11.Of Broken Bread and Bread Crumbs Alike: Nepantlas Sharing the Eucharistic Table - Julia D. E. Prinz
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Edited by Anathea E. Portier-Young and Gregory E. Sterling - By Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll; Harold W. Attridge; Corrine Carvalho; Adela Yarbro Collins; John J. Collins; John R. Donahue S.J.; John Endres S.J.; Gina Hens-Piazza; Anathea E. Portier-Young; Juli
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These essays provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands.
