Konflik sosial adalah persemaian yang subur bagi terjadinya perubahan sosial. Orang yang menganggap situasi yang dihadapinya tidak adil atau menganggap bahwa kebijakan yang berlaku saat ini salah, biasanya mengalami pertentangan, tatanan aturan yang berlaku sebelumnya. Konflik sosial juga memfasilitasi tercapainya rekonsiliasi atas berbagai kepentingan. Kebanyakan konflik tidak berakhir deng…
First published in 1968, this contemporary case for vigorous Christian faith -- profusely illustrated by Charles Schulz′s delightful peanuts cartoon strips -- sheds more light on the Christian faith and how it is to be lived than many more "serious" theological works, with hundreds of cartoons featuring your favorite peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, And of course, Snoopy (includ…
Too often the Sermon on the Mount has been interpreted as though it were a book itself rather than a portion of a book. Dale Allison insists on the contrary that the full meaning of these chapters in Matthew's Gospel can be seen only in relation to the broader literary context of the Gospel as a whole, with its Jewish Christian orientation. Indeed, the Sermon and the moral imperatives it contai…
Professor Donahue here argues that "the parables of Jesus" offer a Gospel in miniature, while at the same time giving shape, direction, and meaning to the Gospels in which they appear. "To study the parables of the Gospels is to study the gospel in parable." After surveying recent discussions of parable, metaphor, and narrative, Donahue examines and interprets the parables of Mark, Matthew, and…