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No Justice Without Mercy; No Mercy Without Justice | Professor Gary Anderson

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Jonah's Worries About a God Who Is Too Merciful Are Not Totally Misplaced

A man who matriculated at Notre Dame in the early 60s made a heartfelt appeal for mercy. His plea was quickly granted and his gratitude to Father Hesperg was immense. Jonah's worries about a God who is too merciful are not necessarily completely misplaced, he says. To plumb more deeply what the Bible wishes to teach, we must begin by taking initially Jonah's worries with an element of seriousness," John writes.

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