Service, The Path To Justice
Title | Service, The Path To Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Calvin Redekop |
Publisher | FriesenPress |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2019-06-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1525535854 |
Service, the Path to Justice is a timely antidote to cynicism and despair in a world of growing inequality and injustice. The authors argue that serving others is the basis for human survival because only through service to others will injustice be eradicated and peace prevail. Redekop and Beitzel focus on the concept of voluntary service—public participation motivated by the value of loving one’s neighbour as oneself—as morally worthy social action in which the doer and the recipient of the action benefit equally. This approach to social action counteracts the inequality and injustice inherent in society’s structures. The development and practice of self- giving in Mennonite, Brethren, and Quaker denominations is analyzed, bringing sociological, ethical, and applied perspectives to the examination. The practice of voluntary service is immediately available to everyone, and the win-win benefits flowing from this approach to social action promote sustained public participation for social action. This is an enlightening and optimistic view of the power of an individual to bring kindness, fairness, and peace to the world.
Justice. Mercy. Humility.
Title | Justice. Mercy. Humility. PDF eBook |
Author | Rusty George |
Publisher | Bethany House Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-02-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780764230806 |
We've made following Jesus far too complex. We don't know what to do with all the things in the Bible that seem necessary, so we make them into a to-do list: love others, forgive those who hurt you, have joy, be patient, stay faithful, give to the hurting, serve in your church, pray without ceasing, confess your sins, and on and on. These are all great things, but is a checklist really what Jesus intended when he said, "Follow me"? More than two thousand years ago, the prophet Micah implored Israel to return to its true calling: "Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God." Could this plainspoken Bible verse not only sum up how we should live today but breathe a fresh purpose into our souls? In this practical and freeing book, pastor Rusty George shares the simplicity of what God desires from us. Living a faithful life should not be a chore, and George teaches how to put away our checklists and walk humbly according to God's will for our lives.
Pursuing Justice
Title | Pursuing Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Wytsma |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson Inc |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0849964660 |
Examines the concept of biblical justice and the meaning of righteousness, using evangelical theology and personal narratives to show the importance of giving one's life away and living with justice, mercy, and humility.
John Rawls
Title | John Rawls PDF eBook |
Author | Andrius Gališanka |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2019-05-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0674239474 |
An engaging account of the titan of political philosophy and the development of his most important work, A Theory of Justice, coming at a moment when its ideas are sorely needed. It is hard to overestimate the influence of John Rawls on political philosophy and theory over the last half-century. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and he is one of the few philosophers whose work is known in the corridors of power as well as in the halls of academe. Rawls is most famous for the development of his view of “justice as fairness,” articulated most forcefully in his best-known work, A Theory of Justice. In it he develops a liberalism focused on improving the fate of the least advantaged, and attempts to demonstrate that, despite our differences, agreement on basic political institutions is both possible and achievable. Critics have maintained that Rawls’s view is unrealistic and ultimately undemocratic. In this incisive new intellectual biography, Andrius Gališanka argues that in misunderstanding the origins and development of Rawls’s central argument, previous narratives fail to explain the novelty of his philosophical approach and so misunderstand the political vision he made prevalent. Gališanka draws on newly available archives of Rawls’s unpublished essays and personal papers to clarify the justifications Rawls offered for his assumption of basic moral agreement. Gališanka’s intellectual-historical approach reveals a philosopher struggling toward humbler claims than critics allege. To engage with Rawls’s search for agreement is particularly valuable at this political juncture. By providing insight into the origins, aims, and arguments of A Theory of Justice, Gališanka’s John Rawls will allow us to consider the philosopher’s most important and influential work with fresh eyes.
The Path to Justice
Title | The Path to Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Working Group on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice (Canada). Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Subcommittee on the Prevention of Wrongful Convictions |
Publisher | |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Judicial error |
ISBN |
Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice Revised Edition
Title | Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice Revised Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel G. Groody |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 425 |
Release | 2015-10-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608336166 |
A theological reading of globalization and a global reading of theology. This book offers a rigorously critical, and yet inspiring, vision of justice as an integral part of Christian spirituality in our complex, globalized world. At the same time, Daniel Groody's analysis draws on the conviction that faith and spirituality have an integral role in the struggle to achieve a more just social order.
Rebuilding Justice
Title | Rebuilding Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Love Kourlis |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781555915384 |
"Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System."