The Book Depository Embracing Justice by The Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley
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Description: Embracing Justice : Paperback : SPCK Publishing : 9780281086542 : 0281086540 : 16 Dec 2021 : Embracing Justice, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book for 2022 asks: What might a spirituality shaped by biblical portrayals of justice look like for the church of the 21st century?.
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Product ID: 9780281086542
MPN: 281086540
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Author: JP
Rating: 5
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book, whilst being challenged at the same time. It is highly readable and hard to put down. We find a beautiful description of God and His justice. We start at the beginning with creation and the garden and those first humans trying to grasp what is not rightfully theirs. We move through Exodus and read of Joseph and Moses and have our eyes opened to new revelations. We see Christ throughout the Scriptures and read of justice that is about love, mercy, grace. We see the life and death of Jesus perfectly showing God’ justice. We see that justice is realised in community and Holy Communion is shown as an example of this - something that cannot be shared alone. I would highly recommend this book and I’m sure I will return to it often.
Author: op
Rating: 1
Review: I agree with Nick Shanagher. All the usual cliches and buzzwords are there in abundance. It's full of expressions like "justice and equality", as though the two were synonymous or compatible. It's written in what I call diocese-speak, which leads me to conclude that the author wrote it to impress her peers rather to inform or engage us mortal folk. I was obliged to wade through it because I too was doing a Lent course. What a tedious slog it was!
