Saying yes and saying no : on rendering to God and Caesar /
Brown, Robert McAfee, 1920-2001.
Saying yes and saying no : on rendering to God and Caesar / - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, ©1986. - 143 pages. ; 21 cm.
Acknowledgments -- Personal introduction: on rendering to presbytery -- Barmen: a test case in saying yes and saying no -- On rendering to god and Caesar: a series of biblical excursions -- The "moral madness" of the prophets and the necessity for outrage -- Combating the national security state: "the preferential option for the poor" -- Grenada, preview of the future: when Caesar acts like god -- Nicaragua and the double standard: when truth is a casualty -- South Africa: beauty in the midst of ugliness -- Poland: caring in the midst of betrayal -- Sanctuary: can we still say yes to god and yes to the law of the land? -- Paid informers, deception, and lies: another test case in saying yes and saying no -- Personal conclusion: a letter to my grandson.
0664246958 (pbk.) 9780664246952 (pbk.)
85029575
Church and state.
Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects--Christianity.
World politics--20th century.
BV630.2 / .B76 1986
261.7
Saying yes and saying no : on rendering to God and Caesar / - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, ©1986. - 143 pages. ; 21 cm.
Acknowledgments -- Personal introduction: on rendering to presbytery -- Barmen: a test case in saying yes and saying no -- On rendering to god and Caesar: a series of biblical excursions -- The "moral madness" of the prophets and the necessity for outrage -- Combating the national security state: "the preferential option for the poor" -- Grenada, preview of the future: when Caesar acts like god -- Nicaragua and the double standard: when truth is a casualty -- South Africa: beauty in the midst of ugliness -- Poland: caring in the midst of betrayal -- Sanctuary: can we still say yes to god and yes to the law of the land? -- Paid informers, deception, and lies: another test case in saying yes and saying no -- Personal conclusion: a letter to my grandson.
0664246958 (pbk.) 9780664246952 (pbk.)
85029575
Church and state.
Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects--Christianity.
World politics--20th century.
BV630.2 / .B76 1986
261.7