TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brett,Mark G.
TI  - Political trauma and healing: biblical ethics for a postcolonial world 
SN  - 9781467445115
AV  - BR115.P7 B687 2016eb
U1  - 241/.962 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michighan
PB  - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Postcolonial theology
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Australia
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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