A Passion for the PossibleWestminster John Knox Press, 2004 - 97 pàgines |
Continguts
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| 4 | |
BEYOND WAR | 15 |
THE ENVIRONMENT | 26 |
BEYOND CHARITY | 34 |
RACE AND CLASS | 45 |
SEXISM | 55 |
HOMOPHOBIA | 62 |
ABORTION | 69 |
CAREER VERSUS CALLING | 75 |
A WORD TO THE PREACHERS | 84 |
GOD BLESS AMERICA | 89 |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
A Passion for the Possible, Second Edition: A Message to U.S. Churches William Sloane Coffin Previsualització no disponible - 2004 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 89 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no meat ; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls : Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Pàgina 15 - The fourth is freedom from fear— which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor— anywhere in the world.
Pàgina 40 - The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind ; and the possessors of these, in turn, despise the Republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes — tramps and millionaires.
Pàgina 40 - The conditions which surround us best justify our co-operation; we meet -in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin.
Pàgina 94 - What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
Pàgina 28 - Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
Pàgina 97 - ... yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation.
Pàgina 15 - And so, to the end of history, murder shall breed murder, always in the name of right and honor and peace, until the gods are tired of blood and create a race that can understand.
Referències a aquest llibre
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