Bibliograph

Rebuilding the foundations, social relationships in ancient scripture and contemporary culture, John Brueggemann and Walter Brueggemann

Type

Label

Rebuilding the foundations, social relationships in ancient scripture and contemporary culture, John Brueggemann and Walter Brueggemann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rebuilding the foundations

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

958447707

Responsibility statement

John Brueggemann and Walter Brueggemann

Sub title

social relationships in ancient scripture and contemporary culture

Summary

In this unique volume, father-and-son team Walter and John Brueggemann take a close look at our fractured American society and suggest ways for improvement. Using six themes identified by some scholars as the moral foundations of society--care, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctity--they examine the unsustainable patterns of our contemporary society and reveal how those patterns played out in the ancient world of the Old Testament. Brueggemann and Brueggemann demonstrate how comparing the current state of these moral foundations with what God wanted them to be can help us better respond to the challenges of today. They assert that achieving any significant change will require the work of all of us and will be grounded in a vision of neighborliness. Rebuilding the Foundations will inspire readers to reorient toward a better way of living, both for themselves and for all living things. - from publisher

Table Of Contents

Care -- Fairness -- Liberty -- Loyalty -- Authority -- Sanctity

Classification