Call for justice : from practice to theory and back, Kurt Ver Beek and Nicholas P. Wolterstorff ; foreword by Ruth Padilla DeBorst

The Resource Call for justice : from practice to theory and back, Kurt Ver Beek and Nicholas P. Wolterstorff ; foreword by Ruth Padilla DeBorst
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Call for justice : from practice to theory and back, Kurt Ver Beek and Nicholas P. Wolterstorff ; foreword by Ruth Padilla DeBorst
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from practice to theory and back
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Kurt Ver Beek and Nicholas P. Wolterstorff ; foreword by Ruth Padilla DeBorst
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includes bibliographical references (pages 180-181) and indexes
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The founding of ASJ and how it works: A first letter -- The founding of ASJ -- Apartheid and Palestine: Awakening to the call for social justice -- The role of foreigners in the work of ASJ -- A scriptural view of the task of government -- Working with the Honduran attorney general -- ASJ stands up for and stands alongside the marginalized -- How ASJ critiques and supports government in doing its work -- Affinity between the goals of ASJ and those of the restorative justice movement -- Mobilizing public pressure -- Justice, love, and forgiveness: Rejecting retribution -- Love and repentance -- Evoking the emotions of empathy and anger -- The assassination of the "lawyer for the poor" -- Punishment and forgiveness -- Justice, coalitions, and keeping the vision alive: The importance of forming networks and coalitions -- Justice is grounded in rights -- When rights are violated -- In defense of talk about rights -- Justice work makes people mad -- Beyond justice: Shalom -- The spirit of hope in ASJ -- ASJ as a Christian organization: In what way is ASJ a Christian organization? -- ASJ and its staff seek to act in a way that is a testimony to Jesus -- ASJ enacts fundamental themes in Christian scripture -- A question about Christians and social justice -- Explaining social justice and noting its importance in scripture -- Understanding Christians' indifference to social justice work -- The uniquely American Christian resistance to social justice work -- Applying the ASJ model elsewhere: Applying the ASJ model to police reform in Chicago -- Populism and its challenge to justice -- Building trust in public institutions -- A closing thought -- Epilogue
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on1129018731
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23 cm
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xxi, 185 pages
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9781532692192
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u386475
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