Generous Justice [Book]

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Recommendation from Bert Waggoner - Vineyard USA National Director:
"Should the church be involved in issues of social justice? This is the question Tim Keller responds to in Generous Justice. In a period of history when social justice has been politicized, Tim refuses to join the rhetoric of politicians and pundits. Rather, he very carefully defines what the Bible has to say. He clearly takes a position that will make both sides of the political spectrum unhappy, as any true prophetic word would. His only concern is to be faithful to the Bible and the tradition of the church, and to let the chips fall where they may. I strongly encourage Vineyard leaders to read Generous Justice."

Publisher's Notes:
It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn't it full of regressive views? Didn't it condone slavery? Why look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society? But Timothy Keller sees it another way. In Generous Justice, Keller explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace: a generous, gracious justice. Here is a book for believers who find the Bible a trustworthy guide as well as those who suspect that Christianity is a regressive influence in the world.

Keller's church, founded in the eighties with fewer than one hundred congregants, is now exponentially larger. More than five thousand people regularly attend Sunday services, and another twenty-five thousand download Keller's sermons each week. A recent profile in New York magazine described his typical sermon as "a mix of biblical scholarship, pop culture, and whatever might have caught his eye in The New York Review of Books or on Salon.com that week." In short, Timothy Keller speaks a language that many thousands of people yearn to comprehend. In Generous Justice, he offers them a new understanding of modern justice and human rights.

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