Amos and "Ghana in the Eyes of God": a Public Theological Response to Bribery and Corruption
The purpose of this article is to draw upon the condemnation of bribery, corruption and miscarriage of justice to be found in the book of Amos for the sake of a public theology. The occasion for such is a bribery scandal that hit the Ghanaian judiciary. An investigative journalist presented evidence...
| Publié dans: | International journal of public theology |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2019]
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| Dans: |
International journal of public theology
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| RelBib Classification: | CG Christianisme et politique HB Ancien Testament KAJ Époque contemporaine KBN Afrique subsaharienne NCC Éthique sociale NCD Éthique et politique XA Droit |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
judicial bribery
B Social Justice B Bible B Public Theology B Scandal B Amos B Prophecy |
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| Résumé: | The purpose of this article is to draw upon the condemnation of bribery, corruption and miscarriage of justice to be found in the book of Amos for the sake of a public theology. The occasion for such is a bribery scandal that hit the Ghanaian judiciary. An investigative journalist presented evidence to substantiate the hitherto unsubstantiated perception that some judges in Ghana take bribes to skew judgement. The scandal is deepened through many of the judges being Christian. They attracted widespread criticism from religious leaders, both Christian and others, as well as from the wider society. The public sphere of a fair and independent judiciary was thus compromised. The argument draws upon an assessment of Amos 5:7; 10, 12 and 6:12. These texts are examined in the light of this judicial bribery and corruption scandal and thus provide an example of how the Bible can play a part in a public theology and nurture of social justice. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341579 |