Scripture and Social Justice

Catholic and Ecumenical Essays

Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll, Harold W. Attridge, Corrine Carvalho, Adela Yarbro Collins, John J. Collins, John R. Donahue, John Endres, Gina Hens-Piazza, Anathea E. Portier-Young, Julia D. E. Prinz, Gregory E. Sterling, Anathea E. Portier-Young, Gregory E. Sterling

• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Year: 2018
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978796621
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice – either as inspiration or impediment. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands. Individual essays treat key debates, themes, and texts, locating each within its historical and cultural settings while also linking them to the most pressing justice concerns of the twenty-first century. The volume aims to challenge academic and ecclesiastical complacency and highlight key avenues for future scholarship and action.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Companions on a Journey
• Part One: Justice and the
• 2. What Are Biblical Values?
• 3. The Psalms and the Poor
• 4. The Ethics of Survival in the
• 5. Preaching Justice from the Old Testament
• 6. Biblical Interpretation as Praxis of Justice
• Part Two: Justice and Early Christianity
• 7. Of Broken Bread and Bread Crumbs Alike
• 8. Remembering the Loaves
• 9. Deities in Disguise
• 10. Johannine Ethics and Ethical Discourse
• 11. Teaching in Early Christianity
• John R. Donahue, S.J.
• Index
• Index of Sources
• Contributors