Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World - Softcover

Gary A. Haugen

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9780830822249: Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World

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ISBN 10: 0830822240 ISBN 13: 9780830822249

Publisher: Intervarsity Pr, 1999

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About the Book

A year 2000 Finalist in the ECPA book competition!

Accounts of injustice from our own communities and from around the world often leave us feeling outraged and helpless. We wonder what we can possibly do in response. And we wonder where is the God of justice?

Jesus, however, said, "Take heart! I have overcome the world." Gary Haugen sees the truth of Jesus' claim vindicated throughout Scripture, which portrays a God who rises up against injustice.

He also sees this truth in the lives of sometimes little-known Christians who through the years have courageously confronted evil when they saw it. Here he tells stories of these witnesses of hope in a hurting world.

The good news about injustice is that God is against it. God is in the business of using the unlikely to perform the holy, Haugen contends. And in this book he not only offers stories of courageous witnesses past and present, he also calls the body of Christ to action. He offers concrete guidance on the ways and means its members can rise up to seek justice throughout the world.

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Book Description:

"Gary Haugen tells us stories we need to hear about the injustices in the world, but he also convinces us that God is at work to counter these injustices, and invites us to be part of the struggle."

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Features & Benefits

* Calls readers to action against injustice

* Offers concrete ideas, preparation exercises and biblical grounding for action

* Shows how God uses ordinary people to accomplish his purposes in the world

* Highlights events recorded in Scripture

* Offers stories of courageous Christians

* Shocking, challenging, inspiring and ultimately transforming

* Written by the director of the United Nations genocide investigation in Rwanda

* 2000 Evangelical Christian Publishing Association Book of the Year Finalist

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