Restorative Christ
Jesus, Justice, and Discipleship
Format:Paperback
Publisher:James Clarke & Co Ltd
Published:26th Mar '15
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The conviction that Jesus is the restorative Christ demands a commitment to the justice he articulated. The justice of the restorative Christ is justice with reconciliation, justice with repentance, justice with repair, and justice without retaliation. The Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts portray the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ through the radical concept of "enemy-love." In conversation with Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Jesus-for-others), John Howard Yoder (a nonviolent Jesus), Miroslav Volf (an embracing Jesus), and Chris Marshall (a compassionate Jesus), Broughton demonstrates what the restorative Christ means for us today. Following the restorative Christ faithfully involves imaginative disciplines (seeing, remembering, and desiring), conversational disciplines (naming, questioning, and forgiving), and embodied disciplines (absorbing, repairing, and embracing).
"...interesting reflections on the practical outworking of RJ. [restorative justice]" -Alan Billings, Theology 119.1 2016 "Those who teach or work in areas of peace and reconciliation, urban ministry, or theological interpretation will all find something of value in Broughton's visions both of Christ and of the church called to follow after Christ." -Chris Dodson, Theological Book Review, Vol. 27 No.1, 2016 "The author's discussion is multi-dimensional, building up his argument based on the text of scripture, insights of theological thinkers and lessons learned from practical experience in the local communities of Sydney where the author serves as an Anglican priest. ... The book provides greats insights for a theology of justice and pastoral ministry of restoration, which are both relevant and constructive to many contexts all over the world in the present time." -Da Qin, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, The Expository Times, Vol 128, No 9, June 2017
ISBN: 9780718893798
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 302g
202 pages