Christian ethics. Matera (n.d.) suggests that preachers can work with this passage in several ways, first by frankly addressing it with their congregations. To directly confront its underlying assumptions is to show the congregation how their own lives might reflect lingering remnants of the patriarchal past. Preachers can therefore use the text as a springboard for discussion about social justice, ethics, and the importance of changing social norms so that they improve to be aligned more perfectly with God’s will. Also, preachers can use this text as an example of… Continue Reading...
In fact, from a CST perspective, peace building is a more meaningful and expansive project integrated into Christian ethics and identity. CST engages partners at various levels, including government organizations and the private sector, to usher in a new and transformed world. Partnering with a wide range of actors and stakeholders makes peace building highly complex and potentially problematic, particularly when conflicts of interest may arise. While some peace building activities can seem straightforward in their approach, philosophy, and implementation, many reveal the fissures deep within a society that prevent the efficacy of intervention.
The Church has always been oriented towards social justice. Therefore, peace building must… Continue Reading...
sense of entitlement and a belief in white supremacy. These settlers twisted their own Christian ethics into a warped, sociopathic worldview that culminated in the genocide of Native Americans and the enslavement of African Americans. Yet because the agricultural base of the budding American economy proved essential to the new nation, allowing it to gain power, prestige, and leverage in trans-Atlantic trade, Washington cowed.
Instead of remaining true to the values and principles embedded in the Constitution, lawmakers entered into Faustian bargains like the Missouri Compromise, and outright deals with the devil such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act and most notably, the Dred Scott decision.… Continue Reading...
