In the name of mercy: a meditative exploration

This essay is a meditative exploration of the relationship between justice and mercy. While it recognises the importance of social justice - as a mutual indebtedness - it argues that without social mercy, even justice itself cannot save us. Mercy is not the opposite or complement of justice, but its...

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Published in:Pacifica
Main Author: Veling, Terry A. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2009
In: Pacifica
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Justice / Grace
RelBib Classification:NBK Soteriology
NBM Doctrine of Justification
NCC Social ethics
VA Philosophy
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:This essay is a meditative exploration of the relationship between justice and mercy. While it recognises the importance of social justice - as a mutual indebtedness - it argues that without social mercy, even justice itself cannot save us. Mercy is not the opposite or complement of justice, but its very condition.
ISSN:1030-570X
Contains:In: Pacifica