Ethical Prophets along the Way: Those Hall of Famers

The Hebrew prophets of ancient Israel strove to convey Gods point of view to the people and the powers at a time when injustice deceit malfeasance and crushing the poor and the oppressed was prominent--much like today! The prophets spoke courageously and emphatically about Gods profound and unrelenting concern and compassion for human beings. Much influenced by the theology of prophecy developed by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel this book discusses the nature meaning and relevance of ethical prophecy at a time when democracy--in the United States of America and elsewhere--is under vicious assault from the religious and secular right and authoritarian politicians who openly flirt with and support murderous dictators sexism homophobia racial bigotry anti-Semitism and hatred of Muslims both in word and practice. An examination of the contributions of eight powerful personalities from the period of American slavery through the post-civil rights era--Angelina Grimke Ida B. Wells Abraham J. Heschel James Baldwin Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. Oscar Romero and Alice Walker--offers a recipe for addressing this state of affairs.