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Doing justice : congregations and community organizing / Dennis A. Jacobsen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2017Edition: Second editionDescription: xxx, 155 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1506418813
  • 9781506418810
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT738 .J33 2017
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BT738 .J33 2017 Available 31794003157493
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BT738 .J33 2017 Available 35898001667431
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BT738 .J33 2017 2 Available 35898001719851
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BT738 .J33 2017 1 Available 31826003479681

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.

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