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Stories From The Street: A Theology Of Homelessness By David Nixon, Laura Stivers
Stories From The Street: A Theology Of Homelessness By David Nixon, Laura Stivers
Laura Stivers
David Nixon in his book Stories from the Street: A Theology of Homelessness places stories of people who are homeless in dialogue with Christian scriptures, Church tradition, and particular theologies to construct a “theology of homelessness” (7). Drawing on liberation theology, Nixon argues that stories told by poor people can offer a deeper sense of the meaning of God and relationship, can reinvigorate the Christian story, and can in fact, change the world. Nixon shares a number of life histories of homeless people and teases out biographical and emotional themes from their stories in relation to spirituality. He also recounts …
Stories From The Street: A Theology Of Homelessness By David Nixon, Laura Stivers
Stories From The Street: A Theology Of Homelessness By David Nixon, Laura Stivers
Laura Stivers
David Nixon in his book Stories from the Street: A Theology of Homelessness places stories of people who are homeless in dialogue with Christian scriptures, Church tradition, and particular theologies to construct a “theology of homelessness” (7). Drawing on liberation theology, Nixon argues that stories told by poor people can offer a deeper sense of the meaning of God and relationship, can reinvigorate the Christian story, and can in fact, change the world. Nixon shares a number of life histories of homeless people and teases out biographical and emotional themes from their stories in relation to spirituality. He also recounts …
Neoliberalism By Stealth: Exposing The Flaws Of Neoliberal Understandings Of 'Freedom', Lester Thompson Dr, Jo Coghlan Dr
Neoliberalism By Stealth: Exposing The Flaws Of Neoliberal Understandings Of 'Freedom', Lester Thompson Dr, Jo Coghlan Dr
Jo Coghlan
A foundational principle of classical liberalism was freedom from social and economic oppression.