Justice Looks Like... (eBook)

Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World

Eric Black (Herausgeber)

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2023
248 Seiten
Baylor University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4813-1926-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Our world is crying out for justice--the doing of right and the righting of wrongs. George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020 amplified this cry. In response, the Baptist Standard published a sixty-nine-week series of articles which now form the pages of this volume, Justice Looks Like... : Reflections on Living the Gospel in an Unjust World. Sixty-eight writers present honest, heartfelt accounts of what justice looks like to them.

Written by men and women of various ethnic backgrounds and various professions--all of them decisively Texas Baptists--these reflections offer up personal memories, passion, lament, anger, hope, exhortation, and perspectives on justice that are perhaps new, unsettling, enlivening, and empowering. Each entry is short and pithy and encourages readers to pursue further conversation and action. Taken together they present a vision of God, Scripture, and the Christian life saturated with justice. The hope is that those who encounter these reflections will not stop with this book but will continue to listen to others, learn from others, and live justly alongside others.

Autor

Eric Black is Executive Director, Publisher, and Editor of the Baptist Standard.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to the "Justice looks like... " series
Eric Black

2. What justice looks like in the Old Testament
Timothy Pierce

3. What justice looks like in the New Testament
Stephen Reid

4. Justice is providing excellent education for all
Charles Foster Johnson

5. Justice looks like fighting for children's best interests
Alyssa Ross

6. Right now, justice looks like righteous anger in action
Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew

7. Living God's kingdom justice where you are
Dr. Tony Miranda

8. Justice through the eyes of an Arab Israeli Christian
R. E.

9. Justice looks like making things right
Dr. John D. Ogletree Jr.

10. Justice for immigrants and refugees seldom seen
Marv Knox

11. Justice looks like hope, not hopelessness
Nell Green

12. Justice looks like the kingdom of God
Dr. Albert L. Reyes

13. Justice is making sure Black lives matter
Patricia Wilson

14. Justice looks like tearing down the wall between you and Christ
Bethany Rivera Molinar

15. Three ways justice looks like Jesus
Patty Lane

16. Justice looks like being willing to be uncomfortable
Mariah Humphries

17. Justice looks like a divine invitation / La justicia es como una invitacion divina
Dr. / Dra. Nora O. Lozano

18. Justice looks like being free of worry
Diego Silva

19. Images of justice in an emperor's land
Rev. Joseph C. Parker Jr.

20. Justice looks like knowing your neighbor
Jorge Zayasbazan

21. Justice looks like living in the light of justification
Kimlyn J. Bender

22. Justice looks like an America that can celebrate its diversity
Rev. Dr. Michael Evans Sr.

23. Justice requires having eyes that see
Suzii Paynter March

24. Justice requires a biblical--stable--foundation
Ricardo Brambila

25. Justice looks like anti-racism
Jon Singletary

26. Justice looks like a healthy relationship
Kirk Stowers

27. Justice needs you. I need you.
Rev. Dr. Kan'Dace Brock

28. Learning justice demands all of me
Gaynor Yancey

29. Justice is the right key to the right door
Rev. Cokiesha Bailey Robinson

30. Justice must precede peace, calm, and healing
Jeremy K. Everett

31. Justice looks like jumping in the water
Michael Mills

32. Justice looks like "fighting for the good of everyone"
Cynthia Aulds

33. Justice looks like God's law
Randy Dale

34. Justice looks like a church playground where all can play
Dr. Joe Rangel

35. Justice looks like shalom for my neighbor
Anyra Cano

36. Justice looks and sounds like "just us"
Latisha Waters Hearne

37. For many, justice looks far away
Hon. Os Chrisman

38. Justice looks like a widow not giving up
Myles Werntz

39. Justice looks like putting out the fire
Dr. Roy J. Cotton

40. Justice looks like my bookshelves
Jean Surratt Humphreys

41. I never knew I was Black
Levi Bedilu

42. Justice looks like a Toni Morrison plot
Dr. Michelle L. Henry

43. Justice is something we learn and practice
Wes Keyes

44. What justice looks like depends on where you're standing
Scott Collins

45. Justice looks like stepping in and seeking solutions for others
Dr. Gus Reyes

46. Justice looks like all our responsibility
Rev. Debra F. Bell

47. Justice looks like awakening
Nataly Mora Sorenson

48. Justice looks like other Mexicans
Jesse Rincones

49. Justice looks like God's will on earth as it is in heaven
Brenda Kirk

50. Justice looks like sweeping up injustice
Ferrell Foster

51. Justice looks like the church serving in the community
Jack Goodyear

52. True justice looks like restoration and redemption
Kristin Houlé Cuellar

53. Justice looks like equity in the administration of justice
Dr. Michael Bell

54. For churches, justice should be in the core values
Jimmy Dorrell

55. Justice looks like wisdom: Abundance vs. scarcity
Garrett Vickrey

56. Justice looks like the cross
Dr. Rolando D. Aguirre

57. What justice looks like for families of suspects and defendants
Dr. Christine Abel Nix

58. Justice looks like what Scripture tells us
Stephen Reeves

59. Justice looks like Onesimus, the bishop of Ephesus
Pastor Samuel James Doyle

60. Justice looks like leaning into grief
Ali Corona

61. Justice for mental illness is personal and systemic
Jessie Higgins

62. Justice is a constant gut check
Dr. Felisi Sorgwe

63. Justice looks like "teaching, modeling, and equipping"
Bobby Hall

64. Justice involves addressing systemic racism
Barry Creamer

65. Justice is reflecting God's love in public policy
Bee Moorhead

66. Justice looks like the best health care for all women
Rev. Mary Whitehurst

67. Learning about injustice in home financing
Ed Francis

68. Justice looks like treating all people as God's children
Jonathan Fechner

69. Justice goes hand in hand with righteousness
Justin Lawrence

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2023
• Verlagsort: Waco
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Christianity and social justice, Christian ethics, Christianity and race, Christianity and immigration, the church and social issues, the church and politics, the church and poverty, American evangelicalism, Christian living, racial justice, immigrant advocacy, healthcare reform, prison reform, Black Lives Matter
• ISBN-10: 1-4813-1926-4 / 1481319264
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4813-1926-3 / 9781481319263