The Beatitude of Mercy: Love Watches Over Justice

by Terry A. Veling

Overview

What is the relationship between justice and mercy? This is not merely a speculative question; it goes to the heart of many of our activities as human beings in both our personal and social relationships. How can I live with my fellow human beings in ways that are both just and merciful? The Beatitude of Mercy is a meditative exploration of this question. While it recognizes the importance of social justice--as a mutual indebtedness--it argues that without social mercy, even justice itself cannot save us. Mercy is not a countermeasure or complement to justice; rather, mercy "watches over justice." Mercy does not seek to thwart or deny justice's rightful claims, but to ensure that our practices of justice are never conducted solely according to calculation and measurement, but are also weighed or motivated by mercy and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725235144
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	03/11/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Terry A. Veling teaches at St. Paul's Theological College, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane. He also taught for many years in the United States and was a Golda Meir Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also the author of Practical Theology (2005).

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"One could call this book a 'hymn in praise of mercy'. . . . It is good that Terry Veling has written about mercy to remind us of this crucial theological context for our Christian vision of social justice. . . . I am grateful for this small book. It has, as it were, done justice to mercy."
—Rev. Michael E. Putney, Bishop of Townsville

Editorial Reviews

"One could call this book a 'hymn in praise of mercy'. . . . It is good that Terry Veling has written about mercy to remind us of this crucial theological context for our Christian vision of social justice. . . . I am grateful for this small book. It has, as it were, done justice to mercy."
—Rev. Michael E. Putney, Bishop of Townsville

From the Publisher