Doing Justice introduces readers to "congregation-based" community
organizing rooted in the day-to-day struggles and hopes of urban
ministry. It draws from the author's decades-long career of personal
experience in community organizing ministries. Illustrated with
examples from the experience of community organizers, Doing Justice
weaves theological and biblical warrants for community organizing into
concrete strategies for achieving justice in the public arena. It
offers sound treatment of fundamental organizing principles like
power, self-interest, and agitation and suggests ways to build and
sustain an organization, relate to media and corporations, and
strengthen ministries and empower lay leaders. The second edition
includes forewords by veteran pastor-activists Bill Wylie Kellermann
and Grant Stevensen and a new preface that notes recent changes in
organizing, describes needed new directions and connections, and
discusses the significance of new movements such as Black Lives
Matter. Also new is Stevensen's running "conversation" with Jacobsen,
drawing readers into deeper engagement with organizing practices.
Designed for use by congregations and church leaders as well as by
ministerial students, Doing Justice will open new vistas for community
action in support of the poor, the disadvantaged, and the
disenfranchised of our society.
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ISBN
9781506418827
Publisert
2017
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
Fortress Press NBN
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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