The very good gospel : how everything wrong can be made right / Lisa Sharon Harper ; foreword by Walter Brueggemann.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook, [2016]Description: xiv, 224 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781601428578
- 160142857X
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
God once declared everything in the world "very good."
Can you imagine it?
A Vision of Hope for a Broken World
Shalom is what God declared. Shalom is what the Kingdom of God looks like.
Shalom is when all people have enough.
It's when families are healed.
It's when churches, schools, and public policies protect human dignity.
Shalom is when the image of God is recognized in every single human.
Shalom is our calling as followers of Jesus's gospel. It is the vision God set forth in the Garden and the restoration God desires for every relationship.
What can we do to bring shalom to our nations, our communities, and our souls? Through a careful exploration of biblical text, particularly the first three chapters of Genesis, Lisa Sharon Harper shows us what "very good" can look like today, even after the Fall.
Because despite our anxious minds, despite division and threats of violence, God's vision remains: Wholeness for a hurting world. Peace for a fearful soul. Shalom.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224).
The very good gospel -- A glimpse of Shalom -- Two trees and the fall -- Shalom with God -- Shalom with self -- Shalom between genders -- Shalom and creation -- Shalom for broken families -- Shalom and race -- Shalom between nations -- Shalom and witnessing peace -- Shalom and life ... and death ... and life.