These articles explore law and mercy in the Scriptures and in the world today. How did Jesus interpret them and what does this mean for our current values and legislation?
Also in Going Deeper
Poverty in the Bible > Between the Testaments > Creation Commandments > Biblically Wild > Abraham in Early Jewish Interpretation > Introducing the Letter of Jeremiah > Mirrors: how the Bible is key to reconciliation > The Psalms: A Doorway to Jewish-Catholic Dialogue > One Man and his Dog > Coronations and the Bible >
Professor Susan Docherty explores Jesus’ attitude towards the Law, and to Jewish religious thought and practice more broadly. How can this provide a model for today’s church?
Professor Susan Docherty offers new insights into who will inherit the Kingdom in the Last Judgement Parable.
David McLoughlin explores the emergence of divine mercy throughout the Scriptures. From the Exodus to the Gospels, mercy becomes the inspiration of Christ’s life, words and deeds.
David McLoughlin shows us that God’s circle is a circle of inclusion. So Jesus keeps widening the circle because his mercy has no limits.
How valuable is human dignity in the context of our lived experience? Dr. John Duddington explores what the Bible, Catholic Tradition and current legislation can teach us and defends the right to protect human dignity today.
Dr. John Duddington argues that our human rights derive from biblical principles and language. As they’ve always been part of the Christian message, these rights demand to be promoted as a matter of justice and to be protected from purely secular agendas.
The Bible speaks of justice in many voices. Dr John Duddington compares some key biblical examples of law with current human rights’ legislation.
