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Social justice in the stories of Jesus : the ethical challenge of the parables / Matthew E Gordley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordley, Matthew E., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--Parables.
- Jesus Christ.
- Bible--Parables.
- Bible.
- Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Social justice.
- Christian sociology.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 360 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024.
- Contents:
- Reading the parables through the lens of social justice
- Encountering the world and words of Jesus
- The parable of the good samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
- Lost sheep, lost coin (Luke 15:4-10)
- The lost sons (Luke 15:11-32)
- The parable of the mustard seed (Mark 4:30-32)
- The pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14)
- The laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)
- The rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
- Conclusion : living into our humanity and cultivating an ethic of love, mercy, and justice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gordley, Matthew E., 1972- Social justice in the stories of Jesus
- ISBN:
- 9781119884026
- 1119884020
- OCLC:
- 1394064229
- Publisher Number:
- 99995711371
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