{"product_id":"finding-god-in-the-margins-the-book-of-ruth-9781683590804","title":"Finding God in the Margins: The Book of Ruth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ancient book of Ruth speaks into today's world with astonishing relevance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eFinding God in the Margins\u003c\/em\u003e, Carolyn Custis James reveals how the book of Ruth is about God, the questions that surface when life falls apart, and how God reaches into the margins and chooses two totally marginalized women who, in the eyes of the patriarchal culture, are zeros.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Against the backdrop of disturbing issues in today's world, this bracing narrative puts on display a radical gospel way of living together as human beings that shouts the Kingdom of God, foreshadows Jesus' gospel, and raises the bar for men and women, then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Custis James, Carolyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683590804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Carolyn Custis James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39903309430859,"sku":"9781683590804","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_75d05b58-391c-4b82-bdf8-7c5910e77109.jpg?v=1668625497","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/finding-god-in-the-margins-the-book-of-ruth-9781683590804","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}