Is Justice Possible?
The Elusive Pursuit of What is Right

[Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] If you view this book as a call to mercy and reform of the legal system [1] in ways that cut against the partisan grains of our time, and appreciate that, then you will likely enjoy this book as......more

I care deeply about justice, as does the congregation I'm a part of. For this reason, I was excited to dig into J. Paul Nyquist's Is Justice Possible: The Elusive Pursuit of What is Right. This book was a mixed bag for me. I loved that its starting point was Scripture. As Nyquist writes, “While admin......more

When I started reading I realized it was taking a different direction than what I gathered from the cover and back text. However, I felt the beginning started quite strong with laying a solid/biblical foundation for Justice and how we are to perceive it based on God's word and in relation to who God......more

If even considering reading a book on the topic of social justice and criminal justice system reform is an "oh boy, getting wild and controversial" step for you, then this is a good book to start with. Nyquist is an effective, compassionate author, and I've heard few better biblical expositors in my......more

In a very thought provoking book this is very engaging read really gets one to think . Written in an engaging manner that gets one thinking and heavily drawing on the scriptures to support his points. Broken into 4 parts this book is long enough to give you enough to really think about but not too m......more