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Author: Richard Q Ford
Publisher: Cascade Books
Imprint: Cascade Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.259kg
ISBN: 9781666736359
ISBN 10: 166673635
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 19 September 2022
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General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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How can Jesus' parables possibly relate to climate change without seriously misreading them? But make no mistake: Ford expertly shows that it is our assumption that the powerful characters in the parables represent God that leads to seriously misreading these subtle scenarios about superiors and subordinates. With astute psychological insights, Ford helps us to see how these power imbalances relate to the terrifying threat confronting our species. --Robert J. Miller, author of Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy Many of Jesus' parables tell short stories about a wealthy and powerful lord manipulating a poor peasant or laborer or servant. Ford juxtaposes these stories with the wealthy and powerful fossil-fuels execs and capitalist corporations who deny the climate catastrophe of which they are the prime agents. Applying these parables helps us discern the disguised malevolence of power and privilege. --Richard Horsley, author of Empowering the People: Jesus, Healing, and Exorcism
How can Jesus' parables possibly relate to climate change without seriously misreading them? But make no mistake: Ford expertly shows that it is our assumption that the powerful characters in the parables represent God that leads to seriously misreading these subtle scenarios about superiors and subordinates. With astute psychological insights, Ford helps us to see how these power imbalances relate to the terrifying threat confronting our species. --Robert J. Miller, author of Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy Many of Jesus' parables tell short stories about a wealthy and powerful lord manipulating a poor peasant or laborer or servant. Ford juxtaposes these stories with the wealthy and powerful fossil-fuels execs and capitalist corporations who deny the climate catastrophe of which they are the prime agents. Applying these parables helps us discern the disguised malevolence of power and privilege. --Richard Horsley, author of Empowering the People: Jesus, Healing, and Exorcism
Author Information
Richard Q. Ford (1936-2019) worked as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist for over forty years. He is coauthor with Sidney J. Blatt of Therapeutic Change (1994) and author of The Parables of Jesus (1997) and The Parables of Jesus and the Problems of the World (Cascade, 2016).
