To Do Justice: A Guide for Progressive Christians - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664232825 ISBN 13: 9780664232825

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2008

Synopsis

Encouraging Christians to call for public policies that benefit those most vulnerable in our nation, To Do Justice offers tools for studying complex domestic social problems such as Social Security, immigration, the environment, and public education, and serves as a guidebook to becoming involved in social action. Rooted in Christian tradition, each essay analyzes a contemporary problem from social, biblical, and theological perspectives before providing directions for public policy. These engaged ethicists from across the mainline denominations provide concrete examples of how progressive-minded Christians can work for justice in response to these moral dilemmas. With discussion questions in each chapter, this book is an excellent resource for classrooms--both in colleges and in churches.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca Todd Peters is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is currently serving as a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches. She is the author of the award-winning In Search of the Good Life: The Ethics of Globalization and coeditor of Justice in a Global Economy: Strategies for Home, Community and World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0664232825
• ISBN 13: 9780664232825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Peters Rebecca Todd, Hinson-Hasty Elizabeth