Justice - The Biblical Challenge

Informationen zum Autor Walter J. Houston is a minister of the United Reformed Church, an Emeritus Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford, and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Biblical Studies at the University of Manchester. Klappentext What does the Bible have to say about justice, and what relevance has this for people, particularly Christians, today? 'Justice: The Biblical Challenge' offers readers a balanced assessment of the biblical treatment of justice and what we might learn from this. Zusammenfassung What does the Bible have to say about justice, and what relevance has this for people, particularly Christians, today? 'Justice: The Biblical Challenge' offers readers a balanced assessment of the biblical treatment of justice and what we might learn from this. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Justice and the Bible 2. The Ancient Social Contexts 3. The Story of Creation: Justice as Cosmic Order 4. The Story of the Exodus: Justice as Faithfulness 5. The Story of Israel: Justice as a Community of Equals 6. The Story of Jesus: Justice in Practice 7. The Story of Our World 8. Our Story: Doing Justice in Our World Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Walter J. Houston, Houston Walter J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2010
• EAN: 9781845538873
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-887-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World; Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World; Biblical Challenges in the Con
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity