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Jesus' Gospel of Essential Justice

 The Human Order from Creation through Complete Salvation

 

Contents

Ch 1

Ch 2

Ch 3

Ch 4

Ch 5

Ch 6

Ch 7

Printable pdf
of entire study

●  Table of Contents

●  Glossary of Key Terms

●  Scripture Index

●  Bibliography

 Note:  page numbers correspond with pdf version of study

 

 

Ch  1   The Sentinels of Human Life…………………………..…..1

 

     Getting Right to the Core                                          1

     The Alternatives for Getting to the Core                  4

     Human Theories of Human Order                             5

         The “Holy Debate”                                                     8

     Transposing the Heart of the Gospel                        9

     Getting Right the Heart of Our Theology and Practice      12

 

 

Ch  2   The Heart of Human Life & the Human Condition……..15

 

     The Integral Heart of Human Life                              15

     The Heart of Creation                                                 17

     The Fragmentary Heart of the Human Condition     24

     The Theological Anthropology Essential for Justice           29

   

 

Ch  3   The Whole Transition to Justice………………………….37

 

     Fragments of Justice                                                     38

         Relativism of Authority and Its Rule of Law                  40

     “I never knew you”                                                         43

     The Illusions of Righteousness, Peace and Justice    46

         The “New” Normal                                                         47

     Completing the Transition to Justice                            48

     The Ongoing Fight in the Critical Battle                        52

 

 

Ch 4   The Bad News of the Gospel……………………….……..55

 

     The Injustice of Tradition                                               56

     The Integrating Dynamic of Just-nection                     58

     The Shame of the Status Quo                                        60

     Shepherds of Inequality & Enablers of Injustice          65

     The Embracing Church without Distinctions & Inequality         69

 

 

Ch  5   The Uncommon Good of the Gospel……………………77

 

     Falling into the Common Good                                 78

     Conventional Change or Redemptive Change         81

     Premature Justice and Immature Peace                   87

     The Justice of Love                                                     91

     Default Love                                                                94

     Benign Injustice Common-izing Peace                     97

 

 

Ch  6   Proclaiming Jesus’ Gospel………………………….…..101

 

     The Truth of His Gospel versus Our Gospel             102

     The Evangelism of Justice                                         104

     The Being-Making Disciples Equation                       107

     The Nature and Culture of Gospel Faith                    109

     Face to Face Justice                                                    115

 

 

Ch  7   The Consecrated for Whole-ly Justice and Peace…….119

 

     Consecrated in the Trinity’s Image & Likeness        121

     The Simplification of Uncompromising Change       125

     Progressive, Non-progressive, or Radical                128

     The Spirit of New Life Together                                  131

 

 

Glossary of Key Terms………………………………………….…137

 

Scripture Index (Primary Source)…………………………………143

 

Bibliography (Secondary Source)…………………………………145

 

 

 

 

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