02993cam a2200505Mi 4500 ocn891447927 OCoLC 20200709060435.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 140927s2011 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ YDXCP DEBSZ N$T 9780761857631 electronic bk. 076185763X electronic bk. (OCoLC)891447927 HC79.P6 .B76 2011 POL 027000 bisacsh POL 019000 bisacsh 362.5 MAIN Brookman, W. R. Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice [electronic resource] : Glimpsing the Poor and Oppressed in Today''s World. Lanham : University Press of America, 2011. 1 online resource (195 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Global Scenes Of Biblical Injustice; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Rich and the Poor Together; Chapter 2: The Nature of Poverty; Chapter 3: Is There a Magic Bullet?; Chapter 4: Issues of Health Among the Poor; Chapter 5: The Economics of Being Poor; Chapter 6: Issues of Education and Gender; Chapter 7: Kids as the Poor and the Oppressed; Chapter 8: Housing: Where the Poor and the Oppressed Live; Chapter 9: Toilets of the Poor: Issues of Water and Sanitation; Chapter 10: Governments, Corruption and Armed Conflict. Chapter 11: Thinking, Acting, and Praying Through Global Scenes of Biblical InjusticeAppendix A: United Nations Millennium Declaration; Appendix B: Millennial Development Goals, Target, and Indicators; Bibliography. <Span><span><span>What do we really know about the ins and outs of the lives of those who exist in a world of extreme poverty or oppression. This thought-provoking book incorporates challenges for a Christian response regarding those whose daily plights fly in the face of what Scripture teaches about justice.</span></span></span> Poverty. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare bisacsh Poverty. Poverty Religious aspects Christianity. Christianity and justice. Electronic books. Print version: Brookman, W.R. Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice : Glimpsing the Poor and Oppressed in Today''s World. Lanham : University Press of America, ©2011 9780761857624 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1162429 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1791707 YBP Library Services YANK 7230274 EBSCOhost EBSC 1162429 92 N$T 56704 56704