Obery M Hendricks

Broschiertes Buch

The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bible, the Church, and the Body Politic

Beschreibung

In these passionate and wide-ranging essays Obery Hendricks offers a challenging engagement with spirituality, economics, politics, contemporary christianity, and the abuses committed in its name.

Autor

Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. is one of todays most provocative and innovative commentators on the intersection of religion, politics, and social policy. He has been featured on C-SPAN, PBS, NPR, Fox News, and the Bloomberg Network. A former Wall Street investment executive and past president of Payne Theological Seminary (the oldest African American theology school in the U.S.) he is currently professor of biblical interpretation at New York Theological Seminary and visiting scholar in religion and African American studies at Columbia University. A featured writer for Godspolitics.com, his books include The Politics of Jesus (Doubleday, 2007), which The Washington Post called ""essential reading for Americans,"" and a novel, Living Water (HarperCollins, 2004).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orbis Books
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781570759406
• ISBN-10: 1570759405
• Artikelnr.: 33317135