The Prophets
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The Scriptures
- Discuss 22– The Prophet Elijah Confronts Corrupt Kingship in Israel (pdf)
- The Prophetic Model: Listening to God's Spokespersons of Justice (pdf)
- Develop a timeline similar to this
The Practicalities
- Read Viv Grigg, With Justice for All (pdf) and review the presentation on Justice Movments
- Envisioning the Future
Social Analysis
Reveiw the presentation on Linking Faith and Social Analysis
Action
Discussion with local prophets on “the issues”
Online Threaded Discussion on nature of the prophet, and nature of prophetic movements.
Readings
Heschel, A. (2001). What Manner of Man is the Prophet? The Prophets. New York, HarperCollins
Grigg, V. (2004). With Justice For All. Companion to the Poor. Monrovia, CA, Authenti
Dyrness, W. (1998).The End and Goal of Creation, the New Heaven and the New Earth. Let the Earth Rejoice! A Biblical Theology of Holistic Mission. Pasadena: Wipf and Stock. chap 14.
Holland & Herriot. (1984). Social Analysis. Orbis