Booklist: Social Justice
1) Small Group Studies:
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Living Justice: A Gospel Response to Poverty is a book for Christian faith communities trying to live out the justice mandate to love the stranger, the widow, and the orphan, and to seek just relations within society. It is a resource for people interested in learning more about the situation of poverty in Canada, exploring the Christian call to respond, and searching for ways to engage and create change. It includes reflections, discussion questions, activities, and prayers that will provide insight into the situation of poverty in Canada, the challenges and opportunities we face as a society, and actions that we as Christians can take. |
How Do I Make It Right? Doing Justice in a Broken World: Tracy Young
The prophet Micah asks, "What does the Lord require of you?" The answer seems simple at first: "Act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God." But what does that really mean? How does this impact our relationships with our neighbors and with God? This study explores these questions and offers specific suggestions for how to act justly in your daily life.
The study includes readings, discussion guides and action options.
2) Inspirational Books:
Good News about Injustice: Gary Haugen
Many in the world around us hurts. The stories presented to us from those hurting in countries such as Rwanda, Pakistani, and others will reveal to us the injustices placed on individuals from children to adults alike. The question raised in this text is, how can we as Christians bring hope to these individuals? Mr. Haugen provides for us strategies as to how we can witness to those who are hurting.
Bent Hope: Tim Huff
Bent Hope was born out of Tim Huff’s first 20 years of unique and extensive work among homeless and street-involved youth and adults in Toronto, Ontario. Bent Hope is a collection of thoughtful narratives birthed beneath crumbling bridges and in the hidden alcoves of darkened alleyways after midnight. These stories surface quietly from unforgiving corridors of fear, hurt and uncertainty – and unexpectedly and supernaturally transform them into fascinating places intimacy and godly anticipation.
The Little Book of Biblical Justice: Chris Marshall
Marshall addresses the many complexities that surround “justice” in the Bible: the Bible seems to hold conflicting points of view; there is a huge amount of data to deal with; the world of the Bible and our present world are vastly different. Marshall’s honest treatment of this subject is direct, yet almost lyrical in tone. He manages a thorny, multi-faceted subject clearly and ultimately singles out the broad areas of theological agreement among the Bible’s writers.
The Justice Project: Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla, Seeber Ashley Bunting
Listen in on this penetrating "conversation"---and learn how Christians can respond to poverty, racism, and human rights issues. Rene Padilla, Tony Jones, Bart Campolo, Will and Lisa Samson, Lynn Hybels, and others explore the Bible as a book of justice and show you how to take up the challenge of meeting the world's real needs.
Justice in the Burbs: Will & Lisa Samson
In the suburban world of nice homes, neat lawns, and new cars, it can be easy to forget about social justice. Life keeps us busy. The poor and disenfranchised of our world are invisible as we go from our garage to our workplace and back again. But suburbanites can be a force for social justice in this world. In this book, you will take a journey with a young couple from the burbs as they learn to notice and act on the issues of justice that abound everywhere. This engaging narrative will help you kiss apathy and ignorance good-bye in favour of a life of concern and action.
Deep Justice in a Broken World: Chap Clark & Kara Powell
The days of entertaining youth, keeping them busy with church activities, and just trying to help them "make it" through their school years are over. This book points to a new and much needed understanding of what it means to participate in embodying and witnessing to the Kingdom of God in our lives.
It provides material for both leaders and their youth to wrestle with why people are in need in the first place. It is a helpful ‘dig deeper’ resource in what it means to heal the broken world in which we live.
Social Justice Handbook: Mae Elise Cannon
Mae Elise Cannon provides a comprehensive resource for Christians who are committed to social justice. She presents biblical rationale for justice and explains a variety of Christian approaches to doing justice. A wide-ranging catalog of topics and issues give background info about justice issues at home and abroad and gives one the tools one needs to take action.
Do Justice: Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Globalization, hunger, community development, homelessness, equality before the law, racism, poverty, trade – issues of social justice touch everyone who has ever lived in this world. How can the Christian community cultivate an eternal Kingdom view that honors the call to be in right relationship with others here and now? From biblical practices to engaged activism, this social justice road map introduces the ongoing communal conversation about how to do justice faithfully.
