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Author Smith, Emily (Epidemiologist), 1981- author.

Title The science of the Good Samaritan : thinking bigger about loving our neighbors / Dr. Emily Smith.

Publication Info. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Books, [2023]
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction-NEW  241.4 SMI    AVAILABLE
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Description xiii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268).
Contents Introduction -- Part 1: Centering. Two questions asked -- The beginning for me -- What history reveals to us -- Systemic racism and Lucy -- Getting along isn't the goal -- Unknown is the new fame -- Solidarity and sneaking in -- Structural violence and singing -- When the minority is the majority--and we miss it -- Part 2: Cost. The neighborhood -- Untethering and loss -- Part 3: Courage. To be you -- Trickle-up economics -- Broadening our definition of health -- Rivers and othering -- Topics too many evangelicals don't want to talk about -- True innovation is equity -- How do we measure the worth of a life? -- Wisdom, worship, and Olaf -- A garden -- A new table -- Appendix : a simple plan to get you started on the neighboring journey.
Summary "Join Dr. Emily Smith, creator of the popular Facebook page Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist, as she dives into what loving your neighbor--as illustrated in the parable of the Good Samaritan--truly means and how it helps us bridge the gap of society's disparities and inequities in a more practical, global way as we refocus on who our neighbors are"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Caring -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Neighbors.
Neighborliness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Good Samaritan (Parable)
Christian life.
Parables -- Christianity.
Added Title Good Samaritan : thinking bigger about loving our neighbors
ISBN 9780310366690
0310366690
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