Christian Presence And The Poor
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Christian Presence And The Poor
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Author : Vernon Wishart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Christian Presence And The Poor written by Vernon Wishart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Church work with the poor categories.
Christian Mission And Poverty
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Author : Andrew T. Draper
language : en
Publisher: Sacred Roots
Release Date : 2021-06-22
Christian Mission And Poverty written by Andrew T. Draper and has been published by Sacred Roots this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-22 with Religion categories.
Christianity is the faith of the poor. As Christians, we worship the Lord Jesus Christ, who "though he was rich, yet for your sake became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich" (2 Cor 8:9). This same Jesus taught his followers that the kingdom of heaven belongs to "you who are poor" and "the poor in spirit" (Luke 6:20; Matt 5:3). He also proclaimed that judgment before his throne will hinge on how his followers treated those who were hungry, thirsty, strangers, unclothed, sick, and in prison-the ones he calls "the least of these my brothers" (Matt 25:31-46). How do we discern the best responses to poverty? How should we as ministers, church leaders, and businesspeople engage in our communities? What does the Christian faith have to say about poverty? Sometimes it seems that we in the modern American church stand on opposite sides of an impassible gulf as we talk about poverty and justice. Thankfully, there are mothers and fathers of the faith who have thought long and hard about poverty and what Christian mission does and says about it. They are people who, like us, had to figure out how to follow Jesus in their own times and places in regard to these crucial questions. They came to conclusions about poverty and what it means to co-labor with God in God's mission with the poor. This book and the series of spiritual classics to which it belongs should be read as if you're sitting down at a table over a meal or a coffee with leaders of the church from ages past. During this particular gathering, we are going to talk together about poverty. What does Basil or Clare or Martin or Catherine or Howard have to say to us about Christian mission and poverty? What they say may be surprising. It may take us a little bit to get used to how they say it, but when we listen closely we will find that they are thinking about questions similar to the ones we are asking today. Many of us who are reading this volume, including me, are living and ministering in under-resourced contexts. We may be asking ourselves how we should think about poverty or what we should do to address human need. We may be asking how our commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and our concern for social justice go together. We may be wondering how we should make money or spend money or give money away. We may not be satisfied with many of the answers we've gotten from people we've talked with or many of the values our societies have offered us. We may realize that we're lacking something in how we think about Christian mission and poverty. As we sit down with the mothers and father of the faith, they give us a huge gift. They tell us how they thought about similar issues in their times and places and give us clues about how to be faithful Christians today.
Fullness Of Life For All
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-10-01
Fullness Of Life For All written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Religion categories.
This important book is needed today. The challenges that Christian churches face have changed immensely in the last quarter-century. One of the central issues facing the churches everywhere in the world is their missionary presence in their nations and societies. The authors of this volume are among the world’s leading missiological thinkers and represent major Christian traditions in Europe, Africa, and North America. In this new century, the Christian church faces new situations that include, for example, the fall of communism; the globalization of culture; cultural and religious minorities and multiple religious majorities in nearly every country; ethnic and interreligious tensions; relativism and individualism in Western culture; the rise of a global impact of a postmodern world view; poverty in poor countries and in urban areas in wealthy countries; and the decline of Western cultural authority and, with notable exceptions, of religious authority generally. This book speaks of ways in which Christian churches are seeking to respond to these challenges. The purpose of this book is to describe some of the main challenges facing the churches in mission today, particularly with reference to inter-religious conversations all over the world. The title of this volume has been derived from the theme of the 24th General Assembly of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) at Accra in August, 2004 whose theme is, “That All May Have Life in Fullness.”
Always With Us
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Author : Liz Theoharis
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-21
Always With Us written by Liz Theoharis and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-21 with Religion categories.
A strong theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty Jesus's words "the poor you will always have with you" (Matthew 26:11) are regularly used to suggest that ending poverty is impossible, that poverty is a result of moral failures, and that the poor themselves have no role in changing their situation. In this book Liz Theoharis examines both the biblical text and the lived reality of the poor to show how that passage is taken out of context, distorted, and politicized to justify theories about the inevitability of inequality. Theoharis reinterprets "the poor you will always have with you" to show that it is actually one of the strongest biblical mandates to end poverty. She documents stories of poor people themselves organizing to improve their lot and illuminates the implications for the church. Poverty is not inevitable, Theoharis argues. It is a systemic sin, and all Christians have a responsibility to partner with the poor to end poverty once and for all.
Poverty In Grace
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Author : David H. Kodia
language : en
Publisher: Uzima Publishing House
Release Date : 2005
Poverty In Grace written by David H. Kodia and has been published by Uzima Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.
Poverty
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Author : Kenneth R. Himes
language : en
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Release Date : 2018
Poverty written by Kenneth R. Himes and has been published by Paraclete Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Church work with the poor categories.
The poor will always be with you, Jesus said - but that doesn't mean Christians have ever figured out how to be with the poor. Pope Francis has emphasized a vision of a "Church that is poor and for the poor." But growing economic inequality continues to spread across the globe. This book takes a fresh look at the role of churches, and individual Christians, in relating to poverty and the poor among them. A strong focus is placed on the biblical and theological roots of the Church's commitment to care for the poor. At times praised as a virtue and blessed as a condition, poverty easily confuses us, and we are often left doing little to nothing to make a difference with and for the poor. As a social evil and a burden, poverty has elicited many kinds of reactions among the followers of Christ. It is time for Christians to figure out what to do about it. Contributors include Pope Francis, Pheme Perkins, Sandra M. Schneider, and Thomas Massaro SJ.
The Myth Of The Undeserving Poor A Christian Response To Poverty In Britain Today
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Author : Martin Charlesworth
language : en
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-30
The Myth Of The Undeserving Poor A Christian Response To Poverty In Britain Today written by Martin Charlesworth and has been published by Grosvenor House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-30 with Social Science categories.
When you think of poverty in Britain today, do you picture innocent children going without food or scroungers lounging on the sofa all day watching TV and cheating on benefits claims? For Christians, what we think about the poor in our nation needs to be shaped by biblical values, but can so often be framed by the dominant narratives of the day, which affect our attitudes and actions. Have we fallen for the myth of the undeserving poor?
Wonder And Poverty
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Author : Maurice Zundel
language : en
Publisher: Médiaspaul
Release Date : 1993
Wonder And Poverty written by Maurice Zundel and has been published by Médiaspaul this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Christian life categories.
The Poor Side Of Europe
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Author : Coenraad Boerma
language : en
Publisher: World Council of Churches
Release Date : 1989
The Poor Side Of Europe written by Coenraad Boerma and has been published by World Council of Churches this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Religion categories.
Poor Side of Europe - The Church & the (New) Poor of Western Europe
Good News To The Poor
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Author : Walter Pilgrim
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2011-10-07
Good News To The Poor written by Walter Pilgrim and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-07 with Religion categories.
How does the proclamation of good news to the poor in Luke's Gospel relate to wealth and poverty? What does Luke-Acts mean to affluent Christians and churches in our time? In a fresh, systematic way, Professor Pilgrim surveys Old Testament tradition on the poor and describes the Jesus movement as background for understanding Luke-Acts.