The Poor Seek Justice
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Author | : Liz Theoharis |
Publisher | : Broadleaf Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1506473652 |
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible proclaims justice and abundance for the poor. Yet these powerful passages about poverty are frequently overlooked and misinterpreted. Enter the Poor People's Campaign, a movement against racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and religious nationalism. In We Cry Justice, Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the campaign, is joined by pastors, community organizers, scholars, low-wage workers, lay leaders, and people in poverty to interpret sacred stories about the poor seeking healing, equity, and freedom. In a world roiled by poverty and injustice, Scripture still speaks. Organized into fifty-two chapters, each focusing on a key Scripture passage, We Cry Justice offers comfort and challenge from the many stories of the poor taking action together. Read anew the story of the exodus that frees people from debt and slavery, the prophets who denounce the rich and ruling classes, the stories of Jesus's healing and parables about fair wages, and the early church's sharing of goods. Reflection questions and a short prayer at the end of each chapter offer the opportunity to use the book devotionally through a year. The Bible cries for justice, and we do too. It's time to act on God's persistent call to repair the breach and fight poverty, not the poor.
Author | : Legal Services Program (U.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : United States. Economic Opportunity Office |
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Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : United States Economic Opportunity Office |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : John R. Donahue |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780809148745 |
Here is a study of the major themes of both the Old and New Testaments that bear on issues of social justice, e.g., creation; exodus; liberation; prophets; psalms and Wisdom literature; Jesus and the kingdom of God; Matthew and the heritage of Israel; Luke: Jesus as a Prophet who proclaims good news to the Poor; and Paul: justification and community solidarity. Concluding reflections are included. The work will consist of reflections on each of these themes followed by resource bibliographies that will help people to continue their own study. The book has arisen from three decades of speaking and writing on the issues of social justice in the Bible and from engagement in over twenty-five "Preaching the Just Word" retreats founded by the late Walter Burghardt, SJ, and given to priests throughout the country.
Author | : Jeffrey Reiman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2015-07-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 131734295X |
Illustrates the issue of economic inequality within the American justice system. The best-selling text, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison contends that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish. The authors argue that even before the process of arrest, trial, and sentencing, the system is biased against the poor in what it chooses to treat as crime. The authors show that numerous acts of the well-off--such as their refusal to make workplaces safe, refusal to curtail deadly pollution, promotion of unnecessary surgery, and prescriptions for unnecessary drugs--cause as much harm as the acts of the poor that are treated as crimes. However, the dangerous acts of the well-off are almost never treated as crimes, and when they are, they are almost never treated as severely as the crimes of the poor. Not only does the criminal justice system fail to protect against the harmful acts of well-off people, it also fails to remedy the causes of crime, such as poverty. This results in a large population of poor criminals in our prisons and in our media. The authors contend that the idea of crime as a work of the poor serves the interests of the rich and powerful while conveying a misleading notion that the real threat to Americans comes from the bottom of society rather than the top. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Examine the criminal justice system through the lens of the poor. Understand that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates one’s own sense of fairness. Morally evaluate the criminal justice system’s failures. Identify the type of legislature that is biased against the poor.
Author | : Vicki Lens |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0199355444 |
This book provides a vivid portrait of how the lives of poor people are affected by the judicial system. Drawing from ethnographic observations, court decisions, and other materials, Poor Justice brings readers inside the courts, telling the story through the words and actions of the judges, lawyers, and ordinary people who populate it.
Author | : Reginald Heber Smith |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1924 |
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Author | : Timothy Keller |
Publisher | : Penguin Books |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2012-08-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1594486077 |
Keller explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace.
Author | : Reginald Heber Smith |
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Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Justice, Administration of |
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