This collection of essays examines how God's justice and mercy intersect in the lives of individuals and their communities, with a view to the establishment of personal and social well-being in the world. The authors, drawn from England and Australia, approach the theme from a variety of methodological and interdisciplinary perspectives. Theological, exegetical, historical, healthcare, moral, and visual arts approaches are brought to bear in an investigation relevant for the identity and mission of the church in a world characterized by cycles of revenge, the perpetration of injustice, and the marginalization and persecution of various ethnic groups. The practical outcome of these studies has wide-ranging relevance for our attitudes toward indigenous peoples, the well-being of single and married people, healthcare throughout the ages, the spiritual care of people (including those suffering dementia), the personal experience of trauma, issues of moral judgement, and the abiding value of the creative arts.

James R. Harrison, Research Director of the Sydney College of Divinity, is coeditor, with L. L. Welborn, of the nine-volume seriesThe First Urban Churches(2015), as well as the 2019 monograph,Paul and the Ancient Celebrity Circuit.



Peter G. Bolt, Academic Director of the Sydney College of Divinity, is author ofJesus Defeat of Death (2003, 2008) andThe Cross from a Distance(2004).