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035 _a(OCoLC)1268491872
092 _a241.622
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aHaugen, Gary A.,
_eauthor.
_9244600
245 1 0 _aGood news about injustice :
_ba witness of courage in a hurting world /
_cGary A. Haugen ; foreword by John Stott.
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aDowners Grove, Illinois :
_bIVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press,
_c2021.
264 4 _c©2009
300 _a274 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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490 1 _aIVP signature collection
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 270-274).
520 _a"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"--
_cBack cover.
505 0 _aForeword / 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.
650 0 _aChristianity and justice.
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650 0 _aSocial justice
_xReligion.
650 0 _aJustice
_xBiblical teaching.
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650 0 _aDistributive justice
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aSpiritual life
_xBiblical teaching.
700 1 _aStott, John R. W.,
_ewriter of foreword.
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830 0 _aIVP signature collection.
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