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In the wake of the success of "God's Politics", comes an anniversary edition of Walter Rauschenbusch's "Christianity and the Social Crisis", a book which outsold every other religious volume for three years and which has become a classic and mainstay for any Christian seriously interested in social justice.
PBS has named Rauschenbusch one of the most influential American religious leaders in the last 100 years, and "Christianity Today" named this book one of the top books of the century that have shaped contemporary religious thought. So it seems fitting on the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Christianity and the Social Crisis" that Rauschenbush's great–grandson should bring this classic back into print, adding a response to each chapter by a well–known contemporary author such as Jim Wallis, Sister Joan Chittister, James Forbes, Tony Campolo, Cornel West, Philip Trible, Richard Rorty or Stanley Hauerwas.
Between 1886 and 1897, Rauschenbusch was pastor of the Second German Baptist Church in the "Hell's Kitchen" area of New York City, an area of extreme poverty. As he witnessed massive economic insecurity, he began to believe that Christianity must address the physical as well as the spiritual needs of humankind. Rauschenbusch saw it as his duty as a minister and student of Christ to act with love by trying to improve social conditions.
This, in fact, inspired leaders such as Reinhold and Richard Niebuhr, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Ghandi and Bishop Desmond Tutu. "Christianity is in its nature revolutionary" Rauschenbusch wrote, and the significance of his work is that it spoke of society's responsibility to the poor and downtrodden.
In the present atmosphere of heightened debate and even antagonism between political and religious viewpoints Christianity and the Social Crisis will again be a book that will provoke intense responses by people on every side. As the disparity between the rich and the poor in America continues to widen in the 21st century, the book's explication of the radical social message of Jesus is as applicable today as it was 100 years ago.
Price: $27.95
Origin:Walter Rauschenbusch
Material:Hardcover, 400 pages
Weight:0.4lbs.
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In his latest book, Stephen D. Jones identifies four chapters in Jesus' ministry as a teacher of peace and shalom, and he helps us see the centrality of shalom to Jesus' ministry and teachings. Recognizing the challenge of interpreting Jesus' central teaching, the kingdom of God, to persons in the 21st century, the author suggests, "Today, people might better respond to the Shalom of God, an anticipated time in which God's way of fulfillment, hope, well being, nonviolence and justice will be revealed. The Shalom of God is 'at hand' when all things work together as God intended. Jesus is the peaceteacher of the shalom on God."
Price: $13.00
Origin:Stephen D. Jones
Material:Paperback, 86 pages
Weight:0.4lbs.
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This book provides an effective guide for planning and conducting a "peace school" for children. Flexible plans for schools over five or ten sessions, Sunday mornings and more, with meaningful content and plenty of ideas for activities and games, too.
Price: $25.00
Origin:Madeleine Glynn Trichel & Jo Dee Davis [Interfaith Center for Peace/EPJN]
Material:Comb binding, 150 pages
Weight:0.85lbs.
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Two volumes in one book, this resource for teachers, youth ministers, parents and others is intended to counteract the popular media image of the civil rights movement. With respect for Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other prominent figures, Westmoreland-White offers a deeper understanding of the movement, the organizations, and the thousands of people who struggled in numerous contexts across the nation in search of "Beloved Community".
Price: $10.00
Origin:Michael L Westmoreland-White
Material:Wire binding, 70 pages
Weight:0.75lbs.
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Includes resources for planning a "peace Sunday" worship service-- well suited for Mother's Day, but appropriate anytime you want to plan a special emphasis on peacemaking. Litanies, activity suggestions, and a sermon are included.
Price: $3.00
Origin:compiled & edited by Katie Cook
Material:Paper, 12 pages
Weight:0.4lbs.
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This book collects the sayings of Jesus selected by Wendell Berry, who has contributed two essays of introduction and context. The publisher says, "Here is a way of peace, a challenge offered by the greatest spiritual teach in the West, a book of inspiration, of prayerful compassion, and, we may hope, a call to action at a time when our country and the world it once led stand at a dangerous crossroads."
Price: $8.00
Origin:Wendell Berry [Shoemaker Hoard/Avalon]
Material:Paperback, 68 pages
Weight:0.35lbs.
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Divinity in Disguise introduces the "nested meditation"– not quite a poem, not quite a prayer, not quite like anything you've read before. Each of the 76 meditations in this collection invite the reader to pause and reflect on life amidst the busyness of modern existence. None longer than a page, and most considerably shorter, these mediations are simple enough to be accessible, yet rich enough to invite repeated readings. A sample meditation: I honor you. • I honor you, my soul. • I honor you, my soul companion, as you are. • I honor you, my soul companion, as you are Divinity in disguise.
Price: $20.00
Origin:Kevin Anderson [CLB Press]
Material:Hardcover, 190 pages
Weight:0.75lbs.
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From Pace e Bene, "Engage" is intended to help you tap into your own power and equip you to make the positive changes you need to improve your life and your community. Full of stories, exercises and resources, "Engage" is a workbook to learn, study and practice the nonviolent options available to us. It offers a guide for groups on how to take action for justice and peace in the midst of war, injustice and environmental destruction.
"Engage" is ideal for advocacy organizations, religious communities, citizen action leagues, campus networks and any group seeking to work together to create a society committed to justice, democracy, peace, sustainability and equality. See a review of "Engage" on page 18 of "Baptist Peacemaker", Vol. 26 No. 3, Fall 2006.
Price: $22.00
Origin:Laura Slattery, Ken Butigan, Veronica Pelicaric and Ken Preston-Pile
Material:Paperback, 295 pages
Weight:1.8lbs.
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Children can learn a better way of problem solving if they are encouraged to do it, shown how to do it, and see that it really works. In this delightfully illustrated book, elementary age children will find other kids who deal effectively with real-life, challenging scenarios. The author also treats us to rollicking rhyme and a cast of charming animal characters which combine to make the learning fun. The book's 12 powerful skills are clearly explained so children can use them immediately. This book can change children's lives!
Price: $10.00
Origin:Kathy Beckwith, illustrated by Carol Henderson [Educational Media]
Material:Paperback, 48 pages
Weight:0.35lbs.
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More than ever, Walter Wink believes, the Christian tradition of nonviolence is needed as an alternative to the dominant and death-dealing "power" of our consumerist culture and fractured world. In this small book, Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation of Jesus and his message to politics and nonviolence, the history of nonviolent efforts, and how nonviolence can win the day when others don’t hesitate to resort to violence or terror to achieve their aims.
Price: $7.00
Origin:Walter Wink [Fortress Press]
Material:Paperback, 119 pages
Weight:0.35
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