Until Justice and Peace Embrace: The Kuyper Lectures for 1981 Delivered at the Free University of AmsterdamCalling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dimensions of life, philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff brings the religious vision of the Reformation to bear on such urgent matters as world poverty, nationalism, urban ugliness, and the tragedy of liturgy in Protestantism. |
Contents
WorldFormative Christianity | 3 |
The Modern WorldSystem | 23 |
Lima or Amsterdam Liberation or Disclosure? | 42 |
For Justice in Shalom | 69 |
The Rich and the Poor | 73 |
Nation Against Nation | 99 |
A City of Delight | 124 |
Resistance | 141 |
Justice and Worship The Tragedy of Liturgy in Protestantism | 146 |
Theory and Praxis | 162 |
Postscript | 177 |
Notes | 179 |
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References to this book
The Cambridge Companion to Evangelical Theology Timothy Larsen,Daniel J. Treier Limited preview - 2007 |