Disrupting Mercy
The gift of extreme kindness motivated by compassion
1st Edition
Published on 11. December 2022
338 pages
978-0-6487248-3-4 (ISBN)
Description
The transformative potential of mercyWhat might mercy look like if, rather than being a naive approach to letting people off the hook, it radically infused our approach to justice? What if mercy was not merely kindness, nor a display of power by a superior to a needy inferior, but something disruptive and transformative?Filled with biblical analysis, personal stories, and applications to the author's work in human trafficking research, this book both disrupts the normal ideas about mercy and proposes a new conception that is itself radically disruptive. Part of that disruption to transactional thinking is scandalous commitment to mercy being free and unconditional. If this is a book you need but can't afford, read the publisher's website for other options.
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Matthew C. Clarke and Annabella Rossini-Clarke run a sustainable social enterprise near Sydney, Australia, selling coffee to raise funds for various international development projects. Together, they build local community and create safe spaces for people who have become disillusioned with the traditional church. Their current work with the Freedom Keys Research Project focuses on the prevention of human trafficking.
Content
Preface
1. Up a Tree with Zacchaeus
2. The Essence of Mercy
3. Mercy in the Old Testament
4. Mercy in the New Testament
5. Mercy and Justice
6. Mercy and Brokenness
7. Sin and Forgiveness
8. Bondage and Liberation
9. Exile and Return
10. Putting Mercy to the Test
11. Obstructions to Mercy
12. Zacchaeus, Mercy and Evangelism
Appendix: Alternative Conceptions
Notes
Bibliography
