Who Are the Poor?: Tim Keller Talks Justice

March 29, 2011 by Jonathan Fitzgerald

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Grace, as it turns out, is Dr. Keller's motivation for justice. His latest book, Generous Justice, which he noted offers more in-depth answers to many of the night's questions, is subtitled "How God's Grace Makes Us Just."

This is precisely how Dr. Keller manages to bridge the widening gap between those on the left and right, even within Christianity. The emphasis doesn't need to land on either personal salvation or social justice; rather, according to Keller, one should flow into the other. This is a reclaiming of the term "social justice" for those who needed to see it reclaimed, and a reminder of the grace behind the biblical call to justice for the rest of us.

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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald is the managing editor of Patrolmag.com, and writes on the various manifestations of Christianity in culture. Follow him on Twitter or at his website, www.jonathandfitzgerald.com.

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