To Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly: An Agenda for Ministers

The Prophet Micah long ago laid down a guideline for authentic religious behaviour when he said: "This is what Yahweh asks of you, only this: To act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God."

These criteria can assist believers - and especially ministers - in today's church, for they provide a convergent point for praxis and spirituality. In this book an Old Testament scholar, a psychologist and a religious educator have come together to reflect on the three element of the text. Individually they ask: How do the scriptures require us to respond to the problems of a real world? How can we maintain love in our ministrations to others? How can we speak with real authority while still keeping our humility?