Amos and ‘Ghana in the Eyes of God’
A Public Theological Response to Bribery and Corruption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12838992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Kofi Amissah (0000-0001-9912-9514, Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 282-300 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15697320-12341579 |
| OpenAlex | W2980384621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The purpose of this article is to draw upon the condemnation of bribery, corruption and miscarriage of justice to be found in the book of Amos for the sake of a public theology. The occasion for such is a bribery scandal that hit the Ghanaian judiciary. An investigative journalist presented evidence to substantiate the hitherto unsubstantiated perception that some judges in Ghana take bribes to skew judgement. The scandal is deepened through many of the judges being Christian. They attracted widespread criticism from religious leaders, both Christian and others, as well as from the wider society. The public sphere of a fair and independent judiciary was thus compromised. The argument draws upon an assessment of Amos 5:7; 10, 12 and 6:12. These texts are examined in the light of this judicial bribery and corruption scandal and thus provide an example of how the Bible can play a part in a public theology and nurture of social justice
Argument (complex analysis · Economic Justice · Judgement · Language change · Nature versus nurture · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |