Brett, Mark G., <br/><br/>
Political trauma and healing :  biblical ethics for a postcolonial world /  [print] 
Mark G. Brett. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michighan :  William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,  [(c)2016. 
 - viii, 248 pages ;  23 cm 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802873071 0802873073 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016003797 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and politics--Biblical teaching.<br/>Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.<br/>Postcolonial theology.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Australia--Politics and government--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.P655 2016 BR115.P7.B845.P655 2016