The life of Prophet Amos

a) The life of the prophet Amos: life setting, place of ministry, and
biographical information.
b) The political and social context of the prophet Amos.
c) Your own commentary of Amos chapter 2:
•The most important themes or topics of the prophet Amos chapter 2:
eg., spiritual and sociological themes.
• Your personal interpretation of the Amos 2 according to the message of
the Pontifical Document: Sollicitudo Rei Socialis of John Paul II, sections 3 to 6
and how you see its application to the reality of our modern American context.
Give as examples two (2) cases in which the prophetic message of Amos can be
applied to a concrete social reality of United States in matter of social justice
today.
d) Use as bibliography the following books. They are an essential support
for your work:
a) Leclerc, Thomas. Introduction to the Prophets. Their stories, Sayings, and
Scrolls. New York: Paulist Press, 2007. (Section posted on Blackboard).
b) John Paull II. Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (Posted on Blackboard).
c) Jensen, Joseph. Ethical Dimensions of the Prophets. Collegeville, Minnesota:
Liturgical Press, 2006. (Section posted on Blackboard).