Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Social Issues

• Is a globalized, free-market economy part of the solution to economic injustice or part of the problem?
• Are the international monetary systems pursuing policies that will reduce poverty or are they serving the interests of the wealthy?
• What do pro-poor policy reforms look like in the areas of trade and foreign investment?
• What kinds of immigration restrictions or reforms are consistent with the Christian...

-When you son tells you he's homosexual, your best friend confesses in agony she's having an affair, or your sister tearfully describes her abortion?you have a choice to leave mere theory behind and enter the gritty reality of relationship. Love is giving you a chance to choose.-

Rock-throwing is one way to settle hostilities or to exchange accusations. You can knock Goliath flat if your rock hits him in the right spot. Not bad, if your goal is to kill your enemy. You can express your moral outrage by joining the angry mob howling for a sinner to be stoned. But what if that sinner...

Each chapter of this important and innovative book narrates the inspiring story of how faith is the prime motivation for an organised response to social and political need in different contexts.

This book tells the story of a number of different faith-based organizations based in different parts of Europe, but characterized by the same set of goals and aspirations to bring faith-inspired action into contexts of social injustice and marginalization in urban areas.

Dolphus Weary knows from personal experience just how harmful racial division can be. Growing up in rural Mississippi, he leared that if poverty, hunger, and disease didn't kill him, racism, bigotry, or the Klan just might. So when a college basketball scholarship gave him the opportunity to get away from the broken, racially divided city of Mendenhall, he jumped at the chance. But he couldn't outrun racism.

Eventually God called him back to his hometown--to the city where the railroad tracks not only...

Did God instruct the human race to be His caretakers over nature? If so, is environmental exploitation disobedience to God? Is it true, as many critics claim, that Christianity is the root cause of today's environmental problems--or are all religions and cultures responsible? How should the church respond?

Should Christians Be Environmentalists? systematically tackles these tough questions and more by exploring what the Bible says about the environment and our stewardship of creation....

While there is a growing body of work on the Built Environment, very little approaches it from a distinctly Christian...

Groundbreaking research into the perceptions of people aged 16-29 reveals that Christians have taken several giant steps backward in one of their most important assignments. The surprising details of the study, commissioned by the Fermi Project and...

This book offers a systematic exploration of the role that gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The collection draws together some of the best thinking on the topic and provides a platform for teaching and research. The chapters represent some of the best and most up-to-date scholarship on media and religion from a gender perspective. They include case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts, and show the range of theoretical perspectives and empirical material in current work. The volume discusses key concepts in gender theory...

Bestselling author and theologian Ron Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book will guide readers into more thoughtful and effective political activity. It addresses perennially tough...