Journey toward Justice Personal Encounters In The Global South
Wolterstorff, Nicholas P.
Journey toward Justice Personal Encounters In The Global South Nicholas P. Wolterstorff - U.S.A Baker Academic 2013 - 253tr. illustrations, paperback 22 cm - Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity .
Philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff's experiences in South Africa, the Middle East, and Honduras have shaped his views on justice through the years. In this book he offers readers an autobiographical tour, distilling the essence of his thoughts on the topic. After describing how he came to think about justice as he does and reviewing the theory of justice he developed in earlier writings, Wolterstorff shows how deeply embedded justice is in Christian Scripture. He reflects on the difficult struggle to right injustice and examines the necessity of just punishment. Finally, he explores the relationship between justice and beauty and between justice and hope.
978-0801048456
Ethics in the Bible
Social ethics
Christian ethics -- Biblical teaching
270.83 / W868-N60
Journey toward Justice Personal Encounters In The Global South Nicholas P. Wolterstorff - U.S.A Baker Academic 2013 - 253tr. illustrations, paperback 22 cm - Turning South: Christian Scholars in an Age of World Christianity .
Philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff's experiences in South Africa, the Middle East, and Honduras have shaped his views on justice through the years. In this book he offers readers an autobiographical tour, distilling the essence of his thoughts on the topic. After describing how he came to think about justice as he does and reviewing the theory of justice he developed in earlier writings, Wolterstorff shows how deeply embedded justice is in Christian Scripture. He reflects on the difficult struggle to right injustice and examines the necessity of just punishment. Finally, he explores the relationship between justice and beauty and between justice and hope.
978-0801048456
Ethics in the Bible
Social ethics
Christian ethics -- Biblical teaching
270.83 / W868-N60