Pursuing Justice The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things

Name: Pursuing Justice The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things
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ISBN: 9780849964664

ISBN-10: 0849964660

ISBN-13: 9780849964664

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ken Wytsma, D. R. Jacobsen

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The ONLY way to find abundant life and happiness is to giveyour life away.If God designed us to experience true happiness and abundantlife, why do so many Christians feel dissatisfied and purposeless? We try to make our lives better by chasingour own dreams, but that only makes the problem worse. Instead, the path to a just life that'ssatisfying and permeated with meaning leads us alongside the orphan, the widow,and the powerless. Using clearevangelical theology and compelling narratives drawn from two decades of globalministry and travel, Ken Wytsma, the founder of The Justice Conference, showsGod's unchanging love for all His children. On the way, the author calls us back to a proper…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 2/11/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 5.88" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Introduction



Redeeming Justice: What Justice Is and Why It Matters



Dynamic Art: Justice as a Way of Knowing God



Advent: The Gospel and Justice



Human Rights and Happiness: Recovering the Moral Value of Happiness



Love as Sacrament: How Justice Informs Love



Stained Glass: When Religion Gets in the Way of Justice



Remember What You Saw: How Empathy Carries Justice



PlayStations and Poverty: Growing Up (in) a Consumer Culture



Compassion Can Kill: The Need for Wisdom and Accountability in Generosity



Why Do You Call Me Good? Reflecting the Goodness of God



God's Love Language: The Love of Others in the Love of God



The Anatomy of Apathy: How We Settle for Less than the Golden Rule



Justice in Society: Why Justice Is Always Social



Rediscovering Worship: The Role of Justice in the Pursuit of God



Debt to Society: Grace and Reconciliation in Establishing Shalom



Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: How Justice Surfaces the Need for Grace



Learn to Change the World: Education and Knowledge in the Pursuit of Justice



Give Your Life Away: Why It's Better to Give than Receive



Live and Die for Bigger Things


Acknowledgments


Notes


About the Author


About D. R. Jacobsen


Interlude Authors