Justice — the loving, fair, and compassionate treatment of all people, especially the poor and most vulnerable in a society — ...

(RNS) — Anyone who thinks the Scriptures are not political has never read the Prophet Amos hurling invectives at the rich and powerful of his time. Amos was not a professional prophet, but an ...

But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ ―Amos 7:15 Before becoming a prophet, Amos was actually a shepherd. He lived in the 700s BC, ...

In today’s first reading, we are introduced to one of the great characters of the Old Testament, a layman called Amos, farmer turned prophet. Amos came from a small village in the hill country of ...

This week the professor continues his series on the prophets of ancient Israel. Last week we considered the foundational prophet Amos. This week, his near contemporary in the eighth century B.C., the ...

The Rev. John Bertram Phillips of Dorsetshire has a rare and felicitous talent: he can make St. Paul sound as contemporary as the preacher down the street. Seeking to “transmit freshness and life ...