The justice calling : where passion meets perseverance /

The justice calling : where passion meets perseverance /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hoang, Bethany H., 1979-
Imprint:	Grand Rapids : Brazos Press, 2016.
Description:	xiv, 210 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	International Justice Mission. International Justice Mission. Rescue work -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Human trafficking -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Christianity and justice. Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Human trafficking -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Rescue work -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Christianity and justice. Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13254739

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9781587433634 158743363X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	Offering a comprehensive biblical theology of justice drawn from the whole story of Scripture, this book invites us to know more intimately the God who loves justice and calls us to give our lives to seek the flourishing of others. The authors explore stories of injustice around the globe today and spur Christians to root their passion for justice in the persevering hope of Christ. They also offer practices that can further form us into people who join God's work of setting things right in the world.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Justice and God
Engage the whole story : justice and righteousness
Receive God's vision of flourishing : justice and creation
Move toward darkness : justice and the fall
Lament : justice and Israel
Live as saints (not heroes) : justice and Jesus
Be sanctified and sent : justice and the church
Persevere in hope : justice and all things being made new
Conclusion: Abide in Jesus : justice and perseverance.