03597nam a2200577Ki 4500 ocn960643322 OCoLC 20200709060514.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 161013s2016 miu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781467445115 (electronic bk.) 1467445118 (electronic bk.) 9780802873071 0802873073 1372757 (N$T) (OCoLC)960643322 u-at--- BR115.P7 B687 2016eb REL 067070 bisacsh 241/.962 23 MAIN Brett, Mark G., author. Political trauma and healing : biblical ethics for a postcolonial world / Mark G. Brett. Grand Rapids, Michighan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016. ©2016 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The ethics of conversation -- Limits and possibilities of secular theology -- Justice and postcolonial challenges -- Authors, imaginaries, and the ethics of interpretation -- Inner-biblical conversations -- Unfolding the national imaginary -- Sovereignty in the priestly tradition -- Isaiah, holiness, and justice -- Alternatives to the national tradition in Job -- Engaging the present -- Reconciliation and national sovereignties -- Undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, and human rights -- Justice for the earth -- Economics and redemption. How can Scripture address the crucial justice issues of our time? In this book, Mark Brett offers a careful reading of biblical texts that speak to such pressing public issues as the legacies of colonialism, the demands of asylum seekers, the challenges of climate change, and the shaping of redemptive economies. Brett argues that the Hebrew Bible can be read as a series of reflections on political trauma and healing-- the long saga of successive ancient empires violently asserting their sovereignty over Israel and of the Israelites forced to live out new pathways toward restoration. Brett retrieves the prophetic voice of Scripture and applies it to our contemporary world, addressing current justice issues in a relevant, constructive, compelling manner." - from book blurb. Print version record. Christianity and politics Biblical teaching. Christian ethics Biblical teaching. Australia Politics and government 21st century. Postcolonial theology. Christian ethics Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00859109 Christianity and politics Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00859738 Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741 Postcolonial theology. fast (OCoLC)fst01762430 Australia. fast (OCoLC)fst01204543 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Brett, Mark G. Political trauma and healing. Grand Rapids, Michighan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016 9780802873071 (DLC) 2016003797 (OCoLC)921167329 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1372757 EBSCOhost EBSC 1372757 92 N$T 57067 57067