Jubilee and social justice : a dangerous quest to overcome inequalities / Kim Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Kim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jubilee (Judaism)--Biblical teaching.

Jubilee (Judaism).

Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Social justice.

Economics in the Bible.

Physical Description:

xv, 102 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Impact Investor" Kim Tan challenges the church to ask whether or not the gospel as we interpret it today really embodies the jubilee vision of the Bible. Imagine a group of forty adults living in a community, assisting each other to buy houses, sharing material wealth and releasing the surplus to help others as a practical outworking of the biblical principles of jubilee. Kim Tan was part of this group who defined principles of sacrificial generosity, stewardship, and social holiness.This book is in two parts. First it walks through the Old Testament on the Jubilee program as given in the covenant to Israel at Mt. Sinai. An idealistic vision was followed by the failure of Israel to practice this teaching. We trace the Jubilee practices in the New Testament through the early Church and later Church history. The second part focuses on modern expressions of Jubilee as it has caught the imagination of various individuals and groups working out different aspects of the Jubilee in their lives. Modern expressions of the biblical Jubilee include: 1. Communities sharing goods2. Wealth creation & distribution3. Cancellation of debt4. Feeding the widows5. Set the captives free6. Stewarding the environment

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 JUBILEE: A BIBLICAL COVENANT

ch. 1 Jubilee And Nation Building

ch. 2 Jubilee In The New Testament

ch. 3 Jubilee And Pentecost

ch. 4 Jubilee In Early Church History

ch. 5 Jubilee In Radical Church History

pt. 2 MODERN EXPRESSIONS OF JUBILEE

1. Community Living

2. Distribution Of Wealth

3. Cancellation Of Debts

4. Set The Captives Free

5. Feeding The Widows And Food Distribution

6. Treasury Funds

7. Stewardship Of The Land

8. Creation Care And Conservation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1791019765

9781791019761

OCLC:

1230231493