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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792607003321
• Autore: Brueggemann John <1965->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Louisville, Kentucky : , : Westminster John Knox Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-61164-788-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (116 pages)
• Disciplina: 261.0973
• Soggetti: Sociology, Biblical; United States Economic conditions 21st century; United States Social conditions 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Care -- 2. Fairness -- 3. Liberty -- 4. Loyalty -- 5. Authority -- 6. Sanctity -- Conclusion -- Works Cited.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 societycare, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctitythey examine the unsustainable...