Jacques Ellul

On Being Rich and Poor

Christianity in a Time of Economic Globalization

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Produktbeschreibung

On Being Rich and Poor is an unprecedented look at how one of the twentieth century’s foremost thinkers grappled with some of today’s most challenging issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9781442626263
• ISBN-10: 1442626267
• Artikelnr.: 40114853

Autorenporträt

Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator’s Introduction
Part 1: Amos
Chapter 1: Introduction to Amos
Chapter 2: The Prophecies Against the Six Surrounding Nations
Chapter 3: The Prophecies Against Judah and Israel
The Prophecy Against Judah
The Prophecy Against Israel
Israel’s Punishment
Chapter 4: Intertwining Themes…
Overview
The Role of Prophecy
The Crimes
The Punishments
Chapter 5: God’s Pedagogy and the Evolving Revelation
Overview
The Five Scourges
God’s Pedagogy
God Awaits His People
Chapter 6: Justice and Related Themes
Overview
Justice
The Power of God
God’s Appeal
Chapter 7: The Five Visions
Overview
The Five Visions
Vision and the Word  
Chapter 8: Confronting the Religious Establishment, and the Silence of God
Overview
The Quarrel with the High Priest of Bethel
The Silence of God
Chapter 9: Reconciliation
Overview
Israel in History
Israel from an Eschatological Perspective
Part 2: The Letter of James
Chapter 10: Introduction to James
Chapter 11: Overview of the Christian Life
To All People
Life as a Test of Who We Are
Money as a Test
Beginning a New Life
The Word and the New Life
Chapter 12: The Other
Life without Religion?
Life as the Practice of Faith
Chapter 13: The Word
Our Words
Wisdom, Intelligence, Words and Lies
Chapter 14: Life in the World
What Is the World?
The World and Defilement
The World of Judgements and Planning
Chapter 15: To Whom or What do we Belong?
The World of the Rich
Divided Loyalties
Chapter 16: Our Christian Lives Together
Postscript: The Poverty and Riches of Jews and Christians
The Flesh, the Law and the Spirit
Gods Strategy
Love and Justice
Grafted Onto the Jewish Tree
Notes