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Good news about injustice : a witness of courage in a hurting world / Gary A. Haugen ; foreword by John Stott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: IVP signature collectionPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Second editionDescription: 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0830848673
  • 9780830848676
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword / by John Stott -- Preface to tenth anniversary edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Part I: Taking up the challenge -- The rage in Rwanda : a suburban Christian confronts genocide -- Preparing the mind and spirit through Scripture -- Champions of justice : three courageous Christians -- Part II: Hope amid despair : God's four affirmations about justice -- Hope in the God of justice -- Hope in the God of compassion -- Hope in the God of moral clarity -- Hope in the God of rescue : an action plan -- Part 3: Real-world tools for rescuing the oppressed -- Answers for difficult questions : God and injustice -- Anatomy of injustice : violence and deception -- Investigating the deceptions -- Intervening for the victims -- Case by case : strategies to stand for "the one" -- The body of Christ in action : what we all can do.
Summary: "God is in the business of using the unlikely to bring about justice and mercy. In Good News About Injustice, Gary Haugen offers stories of courageous Christians who have stood up for justice in the face of human trafficking, forced prostitution, racial and religious persecution, and torture. Throughout the book he provides concrete guidance on how ordinary Christians can rise up to seek justice throughout the world"-- Back cover.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 241.622 H371 Available 33111010775944
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The good news about injustice is that God is against it.

God is in the business of using the unlikely to bring about justice and mercy. In Good News About Injustice , Gary Haugen offers stories of courageous Christians who have stood up for justice in the face of human trafficking, forced prostitution, racial and religious persecution, and torture. Throughout he provides concrete guidance on how ordinary Christians can rise up to seek justice throughout the world.

This landmark work, featuring newly updated statistics, is now part of the IVP Signature Collection, which features special editions of iconic books in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of InterVarsity Press. A five-session companion Bible study is also available.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-274).

"God is in the business of using the unlikely to bring about justice and mercy. In Good News About Injustice, Gary Haugen offers stories of courageous Christians who have stood up for justice in the face of human trafficking, forced prostitution, racial and religious persecution, and torture. Throughout the book he provides concrete guidance on how ordinary Christians can rise up to seek justice throughout the world"-- Back cover.

Foreword / by John Stott -- Preface to tenth anniversary edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Part I: Taking up the challenge -- The rage in Rwanda : a suburban Christian confronts genocide -- Preparing the mind and spirit through Scripture -- Champions of justice : three courageous Christians -- Part II: Hope amid despair : God's four affirmations about justice -- Hope in the God of justice -- Hope in the God of compassion -- Hope in the God of moral clarity -- Hope in the God of rescue : an action plan -- Part 3: Real-world tools for rescuing the oppressed -- Answers for difficult questions : God and injustice -- Anatomy of injustice : violence and deception -- Investigating the deceptions -- Intervening for the victims -- Case by case : strategies to stand for "the one" -- The body of Christ in action : what we all can do.

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