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W. R. Brookman is professor of Old Testament in the Institute of Biblical & Theological Studies at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a former Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow at Harvard University, where he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Brookman has served as the president of the Upper Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature, and he has taught in the areas of biblical studies and intercultural studies for over thirty years. His interests lie in antiquity, culture, and languages.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1:The Rich and the Poor Together
Chapter 2:The Nature of Poverty
Chapter 3:Is There a Magic Bullet?
Chapter 4:Issues of Health Among the Poor
Chapter 5:The Economics of Being Poor
Chapter 6:Issues of Education and Gender
Chapter 7:Kids as the Poor and the Oppressed
Chapter 8:Housing: Where the Poor and the Oppressed Live
Chapter 9:Toilets of the Poor: Issues of Water and Sanitation
Chapter 10:Governments, Corruption and Armed Conflict
Chapter 11:Thinking, Acting, and Praying Through Global Scenes of Biblical Injustice
Appendix A:United Nations Millennium Declaration
Appendix B:Millennial Development Goals, Target, and Indicators
Bibliography