1. Paradise lost: in search of original justice
justice in creation: Genesis 1-2
when good goes bad: Genesis 3
in search of original justice 2. From bondage to freedom : exodus and liberation stories
Exodus 1 : inequality, injustice and violence
God's response : hearing, seeing, acting
transforming people
Exodus as a prophetic book 3. building communities of justice: legal systems and community justice
the law of the Old Testament
the marks of a just community
living in a broken world
when justice fails 4. Justice and incarnation : restoring the image of God
the centrality of the incarnation
learning to see
seeing the big picture
pursuing justice in the refugee camps of Lebanon
humanizing the other 5. justice in the shape in the shape of a cross
justice in the ministry of Jesus
a radical reconfiguration of power
the cross as the unexpected embodiment of justice
justice, resurrection and ascension 6. Do this to remember me: holy communion and the reshaping of the imagination
discerning the body
the practice of truth-telling
take, eat, this is my body