{"product_id":"ethical-prophets-along-the-way-those-hall-of-famers-paperback","title":"Ethical Prophets Along the Way: Those Hall of Famers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRufus Burrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusannah Heschel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMary Alice Mulligan\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hebrew prophets of ancient Israel strove to convey God's point of view to the people and the powers at a time when injustice, deceit, malfeasance, and crushing the poor and the oppressed was prominent--much like today! The prophets spoke courageously and emphatically about God's profound and unrelenting concern and compassion for human beings. Much influenced by the theology of prophecy developed by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, this book discusses the nature, meaning, and relevance of ethical prophecy at a time when democracy--in the United States of America and elsewhere--is under vicious assault from the religious and secular right and authoritarian politicians who openly flirt with and support murderous dictators, sexism, homophobia, racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred of Muslims both in word and practice. An examination of the contributions of eight powerful personalities from the period of American slavery through the post-civil rights era--Angelina Grimke, Ida B. Wells, Abraham J. Heschel, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Oscar Romero, and Alice Walker--offers a recipe for addressing this state of affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRufus Burrow Jr. is a Martin Luther King Jr. scholar and Indiana Professor of Christian Thought, Emeritus, at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. In addition to his many publications on King, he has written much on ethical prophecy, including \u003ci\u003eGod and Human Responsibility: David Walker and Ethical Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and coauthored, with Mary Alice Mulligan, \u003ci\u003eDaring to Speak in God's Name: Ethical Prophecy in Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Margin\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53142708945213,"sku":"9781532677793","price":46.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/zXFtvHUQa79781532677793.webp?v=1790175224","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/ethical-prophets-along-the-way-those-hall-of-famers-paperback","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}