Micah's challenge: the church's responsibility to the global poor

Preface Justin Thacker and Marijke Hoek -- 1 Micah Challenge: the story so far Joel Edwards -- 2 Loving mercy: restoring personhood, restoring society Njongonkulu Ndungane -- 3 Walk humbly with your God Tim Chester -- 4 New heavens and new earth Justin Thacker -- 5 Divine power in human weakness Mar...

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Contributors: Thacker, Justin (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Milton Keynes [u.a.] Paternoster 2008
In:Year: 2008
Further subjects:B Poverty Religious aspects Christianity
B Church work with the poor
B Social Justice
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Summary:Preface Justin Thacker and Marijke Hoek -- 1 Micah Challenge: the story so far Joel Edwards -- 2 Loving mercy: restoring personhood, restoring society Njongonkulu Ndungane -- 3 Walk humbly with your God Tim Chester -- 4 New heavens and new earth Justin Thacker -- 5 Divine power in human weakness Marijke Hoek -- 6 Kingdom of God and the mission of the church C. Rene Padilla -- 7 Isaiah 58: The fast that God requires Tony Campolo -- 8 Poverty, sin and social structures: a Biblical perspective Ronald J. Sider -- 9 Justice and approaches to social change Melba Padilla Maggay -- 10 Tipping point: faith and global poverty Jim Wallis -- 11 Poverty: what does it look like and can we rise to the challenge? Malcolm Duncan -- 12 'This stuff works': specific action to combat poverty Andrew Bradstock -- 13 Practice of compassion Dave Andrews -- 14 How can we bring this book to life? Jon Kuhrt
'He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8)'. Micah's Challenge is a global Christian campaign aiming to deepen the engagement with impoverished and marginalized communities; and to challenge international leaders and leaders of rich and poor countries, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and so halve absolute global poverty by 2015! This is Micah's challenge to Israel in his day and to the church in our day. God called them and us to act with justice, mercy and humility in dealing with the poor. This book pulls together prophetic voices from Jim Wallis to Tony Campolo and from Ronald Sider to Rene Padilla and Joel Edwards to explore the theological, ethical and practical dimensions of Micah's challenge." -- Amazon.com
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-214)
ISBN:1842276069