| Format: | Paperback |
| Weight: | 9.0 ounces |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0-89107-478-6 |
| ISBN-UPC: | 9780891074786 |
| Case Quantity: | 72 |
| Published: | March 31, 1988 |
Freedom, Justice, and Hope: Toward a Strategy for the Poor and the Oppressed
By Marvin Olasky, Herbert Schlossberg, Pierre Berthoud, Clark Pinnock, Foreword by Tetsunao Yamamori, Series edited by Marvin Olasky
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Freedom, Justice, and Hope: Toward a Strategy for the Poor and the Oppressed
By Marvin Olasky, Herbert Schlossberg, Pierre Berthoud, Clark Pinnock, Foreword by Tetsunao Yamamori, Series edited by Marvin Olasky
In a world plagued by disease, oppression, and chronic poverty, Christians are moved to reach out to the suffering. But what can we really do to help?
In the spring of 1987, a group of 40 evangelical Christians from around the world gathered at Villars, Switzerland, to address this question under the theme: "Biblical Mandates for Relief and Development." The immediate results of the consultation are the "Villars Statement" (included in Chapter 8), and this book.
Freedom, Justice, and Hope seeks to present the Biblical worldview and essential principles for effective work in relief and development. It exposes the tragic failure of "Liberation Theology," social engineering, and utopian ideology. But beyond this, it points to practical solutions that will change lives and cultures at the deepest level--through the transforming power of the gospel--and give practical assistance to those in need.
Concerning the "Villars Statement on Relief and Development" which gave rise to this book, Christian leaders write:
"[It] has the priorities where they belong and speaks a sobering word to a decade frustrated by inadequate alternatives." --Carl F. H. Henry, theologian
"I am most encouraged with this responsible statement, both for its expressed concerns for the suffering, hurting, impoverished people, and for its Biblical perspective. It motivates me to examine my own heart." --Ted W. Engstrom, President Emeritus, World Vision
"A clear call, firmly grounded in a Biblical understanding... It appeals to distinctive Biblical perspectives in both methods and goals." --Art Beals, Director of World Missions, University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
Authors:
Marvin Olasky (PhD, University of Michigan) is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute and an Acton Institute affiliate scholar. He is the author of twenty-eight books, including The Tragedy of American Compassion and Lament for a Father. From 1983 through 2021 he was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the editor in chief of WORLD. He and his wife, Susan, have four sons.
Herb Schlossberg (1935–2019) was a historian and served as a senior analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency. The author of several books, he lived with his wife in Alexandria, Virginia, and has three grown children and nine grandchildren.
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