IN THIS ISSUE
ARTICLES ON JUSTICE Justice in God's Own Book.................Walter J. Burghardt, S.J..4 The Bible points to a vital connection between justice and faith God, Goodness and Justice.................George L. Carey...........6 Jesus proclaims God's justice to be realized in the kingdom Fairness and Forgiveness in the...........Robert Kinloch Massie.....8 Parables of Jesus Some of Jesus' parables strike the reader as unfair Preaching Justice Every Sunday............Serene Jones.............10 To preach about God's grace is to preach justice Sometimes it Causes Me to Tremble.........Henry H. Mitchell........12 Commitment to justice comes from full emotional respose to the will of God The Thirst for Righteousness..............Annemarie Schoenherr.....14 We must never stop dreaming of a new just world Poetic Justice............................Paul Roche...............15 Poetic justice can offer a fresh understanding of crime and punishment The Justification of the Unjust...........Ronald Goetz.............16 Our privileged western mode of life ensnares us into complicity with injustice Justice and the Double Sin of the Church..Letty M. Russell.........18 Sin includes social as well as personal injustice Liberation Theology and Preaching.........John W. Wimberly, Jr.....20 Liberation comes from rediscovering that the biblical story is our story On the Side of the Poor?..................Sr Gillian Leslie, ODC...22 James equates aiding the poor with drawing close to God Justice: Another Name for Love............Robert F. Drinan, S.J....24 Since Vatican II justice and faith have become more closely linked The Best for our Family...................Desmond M. Tutu..........25 We are active participants with God in the struggle for justice
QUOTATIONS ON JUSTICE In the Hebrew Scriptures [26] In the New Testament Scriptures [27] By Theologians, Scholars, Philosophers, Saints & Mystics [28-29] By Church Fathers / 16th and 17th Century Preachers [30] By Leaders, Politicians, Scientists [31] By Poets and Writers [32]
BOOKS ON JUSTICE A Personal Act of Justice Adapted from the Wall Street Journal [33] Between God and Man by Abraham J. Heschel [34] The Practice of Faith by Karl Rahner [35] Love, Power and Justice by Paul Tillich [35] Six Theories of Justice by Karen Lebacqz [36]
IDEAS ON JUSTICE
Where Justice May Not Apply...............June Bingham.............38
Justice and the Wrath of God..............Ronald Stone.............39
Justice: God's Power for Life.............M. Douglas Meeks.........40
Against Death
Where's The Passion?......................Robert A. Raines.........42
Justice & Righteousness, Individual.......Harvey K. McArthur.......43
& Social
Crime and Justice.........................Stephen J. Chinlund......44
Is God Just?..............................Ernst Anspach............45
Hearing the Voices of the Oppressed.......Robert McAfee Brown......46
Thoughts Before Preaching About Justice...David H.C. Read..........48
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