Doing justice : congregations and community organizing /
Jacobsen, Dennis A., 1947-
Doing justice : congregations and community organizing / Dennis A. Jacobsen. - Second edition. - xxx, 155 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Doing Justice introduces people of faith to congregation-based community organizing rooted in the day-to-day struggles and hopes of urban ministry. Drawing from the author's decades of experience in community organizing ministry and skillfully illustrated with examples, Dennis A. Jacobsen weaves theological and biblical warrants for community organizing into concrete strategies for achieving justice in the public arena and discusses fundamental organizing principles like power, self-interest, and agitation. The second, updated edition includes a new preface, forewords, and new sidebars by Gran.
1506418813 9781506418810
Christian sociology.
BT738 / .J33 2017
Doing justice : congregations and community organizing / Dennis A. Jacobsen. - Second edition. - xxx, 155 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Doing Justice introduces people of faith to congregation-based community organizing rooted in the day-to-day struggles and hopes of urban ministry. Drawing from the author's decades of experience in community organizing ministry and skillfully illustrated with examples, Dennis A. Jacobsen weaves theological and biblical warrants for community organizing into concrete strategies for achieving justice in the public arena and discusses fundamental organizing principles like power, self-interest, and agitation. The second, updated edition includes a new preface, forewords, and new sidebars by Gran.
1506418813 9781506418810
Christian sociology.
BT738 / .J33 2017