Advance Comment
Crowned with Glory and Honor

"Crowned with Glory and Honor is the book I have been waiting for ever since I made the commitment to be a Christian who stands for peace and justice in our world. Chris Marshall builds the bridge between the secular language of human rights and biblical perspectives on shalom that has been sorely lacking. Christian activists who have been hesitant, or who haven’t known how, to bring their faith into the picture should read this book. Human rights advocates who have wondered how to persuade Christians to get on board should also read this book. It will likely not be the longest book you read this year, but it could well be the most important."
—Mary H. Schertz, Professor of New Testament, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

"Christopher Marshall has written a wonderful book. It will be enormously helpful to Christians who love ‘the least of these’ (Matt 25:45), those millions of people created in the image of God and loved by God but who are being victimized by forces of injustice or evil, the powers and authorities, or merely those satisfied with their current privileges.

"Marshall is a New Testament scholar with rare ethical perceptiveness, not only in this book but in his others. He provides a drama-and-narrative approach to biblical theology and ethics as grounding for human rights. His use of Richard Hays’ paradigmatic approach to biblical ethics is especially helpful for avoiding both legalism and vague abstraction. His biblical paradigms of creation, stewardship, covenant, incarnation, church, and eschatological consummation provide a richer understanding of human rights than other approaches. His biblical perspective corrects an Enlightenment approach to human rights that overemphasizes individualistic liberty."
—Glen Stassen, Lewis Smedes Professor of Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary, in the Foreword

"This book provides a compelling case for the relevance of Christian faith for enriching a human rights culture. It is an important reminder to Christians of the public implication of their faith. It is also a reminder to secularized people that there is a need for a deeper motivation to protect human rights than merely individual or group interests. A timely contribution to sustain the ongoing struggle for a humane society!"
—Gerald J. Pillay, Professor of Theology, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts,
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

"Through six forays into biblical theology, Marshall examines the interface between Judeo-Christian Scripture and human rights. Are the two programs compatible? Does the biblical program of moral values fit with and empower the human rights program? Marshall explicates many strong ‘Yes’ and some ‘No’ dimensions in answering this question. An important contribution to the moral agenda of the twenty-first century."
—Willard M. Swartley, Professor of New Testament, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

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