Timothy P. Jackson
Autor/a de The Priority of Love: Christian Charity and Social Justice
Sobre l'autor
Timothy P. Jackson is professor of Christian ethics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta. His other books include Love Disconsoled: Meditations on Christian Charity and The Priority of Love: Christian Charity and Social Justice.
Obres de Timothy P. Jackson
Obres associades
Bonhoeffer and King: Their Legacies and Import for Christian Social Thought (2010) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Educació
- Yale University (PhD)
Yale University (MPhil)
Yale University (MA)
Princeton University (BA) - Professions
- Professor
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 6
- També de
- 3
- Membres
- 76
- Popularitat
- #233,522
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 14
Receiving love is the first human right for all children, the contributors assert.
This compilation [of essays] is the fruit of a major report conducted by Emory University's center for the Study of Law and Religion. The project, led by the esteemed Martin Marty, gathered twenty scholars from multiple fields to address "The Child in Law, Religion and Society."
... the authors argue that child-rearing has become too negatively focused, aimed at keeping kids out of trouble instead of helping them to thrive.
Two essays give us a rare historical perspective, summarizing four centuries of household and child-training manuals, the Dr. Spocks of their day...
Most provocatively, and yet hardly surprisingly, two essays offer the thesis that "unconditional love" is best given and inspired in the context of a stable marriage rather than in other family structures that are becoming increasingly common.… (més)