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Christian Feminist Conception Of Justice, Laura A. Stivers
Christian Feminist Conception Of Justice, Laura A. Stivers
Laura Stivers
The Judeo-Christian tradition testifies to a God that cries out, demanding that justice "roll down like waters, righteousness like an ever-flowing stream" (Amos 5:24). Christians agree that being advocates for justice is critical to the Christian witness. And yet one need not look widely to see that Christians disagree about what social justice entails. What does justice have to do with healthcare reform, illegal immigration, and same-sex marriage? Should Christians support tax policies that effectively require wealthy individuals to fund programs that benefit the poor? Does justice require that we acknowledge and address the inequalities borne out of histories of …
Interviewed By John Shorb, On Disrupting Homelessness, Laura A. Stivers
Interviewed By John Shorb, On Disrupting Homelessness, Laura A. Stivers
Laura Stivers
aura Stivers, professor of ethics at Dominican University of California, recently investigated the issue of homelessness from a Christian perspective. The result was her new book Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches. She shared her thoughts on how churches and individual Christians might approach homelessness on a systematic level based on biblical understandings of hospitality and justice.
Profiles Of Dominican: Dr. Laura Stivers, Laura A. Stivers
Profiles Of Dominican: Dr. Laura Stivers, Laura A. Stivers
Laura Stivers
Dr. Laura Stivers, Dean, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and former Associate Professor of Ethics believes homelessness is a preventable problem in the United States. The solution begins with education about the root causes of homelessness, but the political will to change social policies that create inequality and poverty also will be necessary.
Disrupting Homelessness : Alternative Christian Approaches, Laura A. Stivers
Disrupting Homelessness : Alternative Christian Approaches, Laura A. Stivers
Laura Stivers
Disrupting Homelessness unmasks the futile assumptions of our present approaches to homelessness and suggests ways in which Christians and Christian communities can create a prophetic social movement to end poverty and homelessness. The American dream, as conveyed by the media, includes owning a home. Increasingly, people are homeless or precariously housed because of joblessness, foreclosure, or dislocation. Ecclesial responses to homelessness and housing vary. Some Christian organizations focus on fixing the person and the behaviors that contribute to homelessness. Others promote home ownership for low income households. Employing disruptive Christian ethics, Laura Stivers criticizes both approaches, outlines an advocacy approach …