{"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\u003eIn four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \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\u003eAgainst 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Custis James is an award-winning author and international speaker. She blogs at www.carolyncustisjames.com, as a Leading Voice at MissioAlliance, and at Huffington Post, is an adjunct faculty member at Biblical Theological Seminary, and a consulting editor for for Zondervan's \u003ci\u003eExegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament.\u003c\/i\u003e Her books include \u003ci\u003eMalestrom-Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf the Church-Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Ruth-Loving God Enough to Break the Rules\u003c\/i\u003e. She speaks regularly at church conferences, colleges and other Christian organizations and is a visiting lecturer at theological seminaries.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2013, \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e named her one of the 50 evangelical women to watch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lexham Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609203085586,"sku":"9781683590804","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70d43ec3-fec5-499d-9853-6042229176a4.jpg?v=1732328134","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-god-in-the-margins-the-book-of-ruth-9781683590804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}