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God, neighbor, empire : the excess of divine fidelity and the command of common good / Walter Brueggemann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brueggemann, Walter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity--Essence, genius, nature.
- Christianity.
- Justice--Biblical teaching.
- Justice.
- Grace (Theology)--Biblical teaching.
- Grace (Theology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Justice, mercy, and the public good all find meaning in relationship--a relationship dependent upon fidelity, but endlessly open to the betrayals of infidelity.This paradox defines the story of God and Israel in the Old Testament.
- Contents:
- The nature and mission of God, irreducibly, inscrutably relational
- Justice, from Zion back to Sinai
- Grace, the inexplicable reach beyond
- Law, the summons to keep listening.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4813-0603-0
- OCLC:
- 953525464
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