Evil is not merely personal; it is also systemic and structural and outlives us all.  Wickedness is tied to and enshrined in our laws and governmental structures.  What should God do about that?  What should we do about that?  What does all of this mean for those of us who wish to be good?

Texts:

• David P. Gushee & Glenn H. Stassen, Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context. Second Edition, Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016 (ISBN: 978-0-8028-7421-4).
• Donald A. Hay, Economics Today: A Christian Critique. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2004 (ISBN: 978-157383284).
• Stephen Charles Mott, Biblical Ethics and Social Change. Second Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011 (ISBN: 978-0199739370).
• WH Vanstone, The Stature of Waiting. First Edition, Fayetteville, NC: Morehouse Publishing, 2006 (ISBN: 978-0819222114).
• Walter Wink, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium. New York: Doubleday, 1999 (ISBN: 9780385487528).

Readings: 

• ‘Biblical Faith and the Reality of Social Evil’, Mott, Chapter 1

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