Sentences with phrase «justice mission of»

BC Ministry of Justice The mission of the Ministry of Justice is to lead law reform in British Columbia, see that public affairs are administered in accordance with the law and ensure that British Columbia is a province where people are safe

When working for Bill Trueheart, Ed.D.» 79, and Julie Englund, Ed.D.» 84, at Achieving the Dream, a national reform network of community colleges, she «fell in love with the social justice mission of community colleges.»

Dr. Wilson's work on behalf of students put at - risk melded well with the social justice mission of Jesuit education.

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Some museums have pushed a mission to educate the public about the evolution of the penal system, but there has been criticism that, depending on the institution, the «history» is sanitized, leaving out abuse of prisoners and other unsavory aspects of the criminal justice system.

Open University is on a mission to bring social justice to all via the delivery of high quality educational content.

«It is the mission of the Department of Justice to enforce the laws of the United States, and the previous issuance of guidance undermines the rule of law and the ability of our local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners to carry out this mission,» the Justice Department said.

In the closing months of the Clinton administration, the Justice Department sued Harvard, Shleifer, Hay and Zimmerman, seeking treble damages from the university for the mission gone awry.

OTTAWA — Ten years after a suicide bomber took the life of diplomat Glyn Berry, newly released documents depict a frustrating — and fruitless — search for justice in what proved to be the first shot in Canada's long, bloody combat mission in Kandahar.

Miller, age 22, is one of ten low - income youths employed at the Town Kitchen, an Oakland - based business where entrepreneurship mingles with a powerful social justice mission.

If we're more interested in starting a contemporary worship service in our congregation than we are in seeking justice in our community, we need to pop our heads out of the water and see where we are in the fast - running current of God's mission.

The more serious we become about being salt and light in the world, the more devoted we will become to mission and justice, the more concerned for the least and the lost, the more stubborn about forgiving those who don't want our forgiveness, the more determined about exposing the works of darkness — and the more we will suffer.

CNN routinely partners with and praises the work of organizations like International Justice Mission, Not For Sale, and World Relief, and has issued several flattering portraits of «the new Christian abolition movement.»

For if that were so, His commandments, the missions of the apostles, the scriptures, and the promise of reward and punishment would all be null and void, impossible to reconcile with the Almighty's Wisdom and Justice.

Liturgical renewal is not just window dressing, but a major force for justice, ecumenism and rethinking of the whole Christian message and mission.

Since then, she has earned a Masters in Social Justice and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice, and race.

And secondly, in principle, the themes of justice and mission in marriage apply equally to both husband and wife.

Why is it that people will give millions of dollars for bigger church buildings and louder sound systems, and not take up the causes of social justice and world missions?

«Justice is very much related to the Gospel mission of Christ to seek out the marginalized and to bring them back.»

The mission of God to redeem the world is therefore our mission, as together we pursue justice, celebrate beauty, love our neighbors, and share the good news that God is building a new kingdom in our midst under the authority of Jesus Christ.

The congregation's engagement in mission just described assumes a fairly sophisticated analysis of culture from the point of view of justice.

Tomorrow, pastors and advocates are making their way to Capitol Hill to ask Congress on behalf of the organization International Justice Mission (IJM) to...

The following suggestions may perhaps become important for the immediate future of the Church if Christianity endeavours to do justice to the situation in which it must accomplish its mission.

Prayer as practice of the presence of God; reloving of family, workmates, and church members; compassion for the oppressed and disadvantaged; unmasking of the world's claims of God's sanction for its unjust structures; integrity of mission interweaving witness, acts of mercy, and acts of justice: all are areas of continuing growth in grace as long as we live.

As an apostle of peace, Paul VI traveled to New York in 1965 to address the General Assembly of the United Nations, reminding it of its mission of reconciliation and justice toward all.

The suffering of our sisters and brothers presses us first of all not into further faith explorations, but into mission — sharing in God's struggle for holiness and justice throughout the world.

In the A cycle, which we are using this liturgical year, the Old Testament reading is from one of the Servant Songs in Isaiah, establishing the link between the baptism of Jesus and the mission of the Servant of the Lord: «Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations...»

For instance, the «Final Statement on «the International Consultation on Mission and Unity»», a consultation jointly sponsored by the NCCI and the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, defines mission as «a process of ethical transformation characterised by the availability of justice, freedom and dignity for all.Mission and Unity»», a consultation jointly sponsored by the NCCI and the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, defines mission as «a process of ethical transformation characterised by the availability of justice, freedom and dignity for all.mission as «a process of ethical transformation characterised by the availability of justice, freedom and dignity for all.»

As I was just visiting the website of the International Justice Mission to get the link above, I noticed that if you donate to them in the month of September (ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT), your donation gets doubled!

Justice as an issue and a theme is an essential part of mission and the most crucial norm to judge mission activities, but mission is not limited to jJustice as an issue and a theme is an essential part of mission and the most crucial norm to judge mission activities, but mission is not limited to justicejustice.

Five girls were recently rescued from an India brothel, thanks in part to the work of the International Justice Mission.

Christian mission is a multi-faceted discipline, and has multiple major concerns, which includes verbal proclamation of the Gospel, religious conversion, inter-religious dialogue for mutual understanding and peace, promoting social justice, uplifting the down - trodden, and many others.

Your organization's mission is supposed to be «to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens.»

The simplistic gospel of being saved from earth for a home elsewhere in heaven has been replaced by a grand narrative of God's redemption story that encompasses social justice, creation care, and a fresh vision of the mission of the global Church.

The Christian life I find described in the New Testament culminates in a willingness to engage in mission that includes witness, acts of charity, and acts of justice — all at risk of losing worldly reward.

, mimeographed address of July 16, 1974, p. 12, quoted in Ronald Sider, «Evangelism, Salvation and Social Justice: Definitions and Interrelationships,» International Review of Mission 64 (July 1975): 251 - 252.

Its task reflects its divine character in its mission whereby it serves Christ by the sword for punishment and justice and along with education for goodness.58 A further divine implication is the claim of government on conscience, or obedience «for the Lord's sake» (1 Pet.

«Those folks are able to embody a point of view and be prophets,» said Nikki Toyama - Szeto, a vice president at International Justice Mission (IJM).

Gary Haugen is the founder and CEO of the world's largest anti-slavery organization — International Justice Mission.

Just ask the founder of the world's most respected nonprofit: The International Justice Mission.

It is certainly time that advocates for racial justice began to insist that schools take on the high mission of developing these qualities.

In the eyes of some, this kind of justice work may not be as glamorous as overseas missions, or of fighting human trafficking or playing a role in the end of the orphan crisis.

The fundamental mission of the messengers of God has been to teach true belief about the one God and to establish justice among men.

Justice defines the nature and mission of the ekklesia.

Since then, she has worked with national speaker and consultant Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, earned a Masters in Social Justice, and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice and race.

In the new crisis of the twenty - first century, we can not be quite so sanguine about this: We see, with Jones and Waldstein, how the justice that renders Christian mission possible might have to be physically defended once again.

It too easily identified every effort claiming to be on behalf of liberation, justice and peace as part of the mission idea.

The struggles for economic justice, political freedom and cultural renewal are elements in the total liberation of the world through the mission of Christ.

As a faithful layman, Bernanos embraced the Church's social teaching and relentlessly addressed questions of social justice, even as he deeply resented the petty clerics who knew no higher mission than «marching in step with the times.»

Hauerwas, despite his early emphasis on social justice, has decided that attempts to change society are not only futile but actually betray the mission of the church.

Isaiah envisioned Israel's mission as entailing in part the mediation of conflict among nations under impartial international law; a world court in Zion, judging by truth and justice under due process, would enable warring factions to «beat their swords into plowshares» that is, to give up conflict and concentrate on economic development.