Global scenes of biblical injustice : glimpsing the poor and oppressed in today's world / W. R. Brookman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brookman, William Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Christianity and justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : University Press of America, Inc., [2012]

Summary:

<span><span><span>What do we really know about the ins and outs of the lives of those who exist in a world of extreme poverty or oppression. This thought-provoking book incorporates challenges for a Christian response regarding those whose daily plights fly in the face of what Scripture teaches about justice.</span></span></span>

Contents:

Global Scenes Of Biblical Injustice; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Rich and the Poor Together; Chapter 2: The Nature of Poverty; Chapter 3: Is There a Magic Bullet?; Chapter 4: Issues of Health Among the Poor; Chapter 5: The Economics of Being Poor; Chapter 6: Issues of Education and Gender; Chapter 7: Kids as the Poor and the Oppressed; Chapter 8: Housing: Where the Poor and the Oppressed Live; Chapter 9: Toilets of the Poor: Issues of Water and Sanitation; Chapter 10: Governments, Corruption and Armed Conflict

Chapter 11: Thinking, Acting, and Praying Through Global Scenes of Biblical InjusticeAppendix A: United Nations Millennium Declaration; Appendix B: Millennial Development Goals, Target, and Indicators; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-9096-3

0-7618-5763-X