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Author:   W. R. Brookman
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780761857624

ISBN 10:   0761857621
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   14 December 2011
Recommended Age:   From 22 from 22
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Rich and the Poor Together Chapter 2: The Nature of Poverty Chapter 3: Is There a Magic Bullet? Chapter 4: Issues of Health Among the Poor Chapter 5: The Economics of Being Poor Chapter 6: Issues of Education and Gender Chapter 7: Kids as the Poor and the Oppressed Chapter 8: Housing: Where the Poor and the Oppressed Live Chapter 9: Toilets of the Poor: Issues of Water and Sanitation Chapter 10: Governments, Corruption and Armed Conflict Chapter 11: Thinking, Acting, and Praying Through Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice Appendix A: United Nations Millennium Declaration Appendix B: Millennial Development Goals, Target, and Indicators Bibliography

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W. R. Brookman is professor of Old Testament in the Institute of Biblical & Theological Studies at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a former Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow at Harvard University, where he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Brookman has served as the president of the Upper Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature, and he has taught in the areas of biblical studies and intercultural studies for over thirty years. His interests lie in antiquity, culture, and languages.

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