Description
| Product ID: | 9781978702905 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Scripture and Social Justice |
| Subtitle: | Catholic and Ecumenical Essays |
| Authors: | Author: Adela Yarbro Collins, Gregory E. Sterling, Anathea E. Portier-Young, Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll, John R., SJ Donahue, John J. Collins, John Endres, Harold W. Attridge, Gina Hens-Piazza, Corrine, University of St. Thomas Carvalho |
| Page Count: | 280 |
| Subjects: | Religious ethics, Religious ethics, History of religion, Christianity, Christianity, Christian sermons, Christian instruction |
| Description: | 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. The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice – either as inspiration or impediment. 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. Individual essays treat key debates, themes, and texts, locating each within its historical and cultural settings while also linking them to the most pressing justice concerns of the twenty-first century. The volume aims to challenge academic and ecclesiastical complacency and highlight key avenues for future scholarship and action. |
| Imprint Name: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-07-15 |