Tag: Social Justice

Campolo, Choose Love Not Power

Tony Campolo, Choose Love Not Power: How to Right the World’s Wrongs From a Place of Weakness. Regal Books, 2009. Referenced in: Tony Campolo on Social Ministry Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book encourages Christians to follow the example of Christ, who refused

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Campolo, Everybody Wants to Change the World

Tony Campolo and Gordon Aeschliman, Everybody Wants to Change the World: Practical Ideas for Social Justice. Regal Books, 2006. Referenced in: Tony Campolo on Social Ministry Social Ministry Strategies LifeandLeadership.com Summary What Red Letter Christians does to explain Tony Campolo’s understanding of the biblical basis for social action from the teachings of Jesus, this text

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Campolo, Red Letter Christians

Tony Campolo, Red Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith and Politics. Regal Books, 2008. Referenced in: Tony Campolo on Social Ministry Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is Campolo’s attempt to lead evangelicals to the direct teachings of Jesus for insight into issues

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Tony Campolo on Social Ministry

Tony Campolo on Social Ministry Referenced in: Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy / Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry Introduction Tony Campolo (Ph. D., Temple University) is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Before his retirement, he was founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the

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Sider, I Am Not a Social Activist

Ronald J. Sider, I Am Not a Social Activist: Making Jesus the Agenda. Herald Press, 2008. Referenced in: Ron Sider on Social Ministry Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This functions much like the personal manifesto of Ronald Sider. Those who are only vaguely familiar with his writings and hear him quoted

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Sider, Just Generosity

Ronald J. Sider, Just Generosity: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America. Baker Books, 2007. Referenced in: Ron Sider on Social Ministry  Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book is exactly what it claims to be. It is a hard look at the socioeconomic data on poverty in America, and

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Sider, Toward an Evangelical Public Policy

Ronald J. Sider and Dianne Knippers, Editors, Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Political Strategies for the Health of the Nation. Baker Books, 2005. Referenced in: Ron Sider on Social Ministry Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book appeared three years before the publication of The Scandal of Evangelical Politics, where Sider

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Sider, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics

Ronald J. Sider, The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Why are Christians Missing the Chance to Really Change the World? Baker Books, 2008. Prequel: Sider, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience Referenced in: Ron Sider on Social Ministry Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary In this sequel to The Scandal of the Evangelical

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Sider, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience

Ronald J. Sider, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why Christians Are Living Just Like the Rest of the World. Baker Books, 2005. Companion volumes: Sider, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger Sider, Just Politics Referenced in: Ron Sider on Social Ministry Theological and Sociological Foundations of Social Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Sider’s contention is

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Ron Sider on Social Ministry

Ron Sider on Social Ministry Referenced in: Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy / Theological and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ministry Introduction Ron Sider is a leading author and scholar-practitioner among evangelicals in the area of Christian social ministries. He is Professor of Theology, Holistic Ministry & Public Policy at Palmer Seminary of Eastern

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