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My Top 5 Books On Poverty
Picks from Brian Fikkert, co-author of 'When Helping Hurts.'
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posted 4/12/2011 12:00AM
This classic documents the riveting story and enduring principles of one of the greatest heroes of the civil rights era. Despite little formal education, Perkins combines practical theology, a deep understanding of grace, and keen insights on the essential elements of community development.
Combining theology, social science research, and grassroots experience, Gornik narrates how the New Song Church in Baltimore created one of the premier examples of Christian community development in the U.S.
Previous Christianity Today articles on poverty include:
My Top 5 Books On Poverty
Picks from Brian Fikkert, co-author of 'When Helping Hurts.'
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=WW457051&p=1006327
posted 4/12/2011 12:00AM
Let Justice Roll Down
John Perkins (Regal)
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=WW743073&p=1006327 This classic documents the riveting story and enduring principles of one of the greatest heroes of the civil rights era. Despite little formal education, Perkins combines practical theology, a deep understanding of grace, and keen insights on the essential elements of community development.
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity
Ronald J. Sider (Thomas Nelson)
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=WW945305&p=1006327
Sider's 1977 book was a prophetic call for evangelical Christians to make a radical commitment to end global poverty. His appeal to Scripture moved a generation of Christians to believe loving poor people is inherent to following Jesus Christ.
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Sider's 1977 book was a prophetic call for evangelical Christians to make a radical commitment to end global poverty. His appeal to Scripture moved a generation of Christians to believe loving poor people is inherent to following Jesus Christ.
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
William Easterly (Penguin)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143038826/christianitytoda
Easterly, a secular economist, demonstrates that good intentions are not enough. Improper incentives and inadequate information plague most attempts at poverty alleviation, with profound implications for Christian efforts.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143038826/christianitytoda
Easterly, a secular economist, demonstrates that good intentions are not enough. Improper incentives and inadequate information plague most attempts at poverty alleviation, with profound implications for Christian efforts.
To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City
Mark R. Gornik (Eerdmans)
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Combining theology, social science research, and grassroots experience, Gornik narrates how the New Song Church in Baltimore created one of the premier examples of Christian community development in the U.S.
Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
Bryant L. Myers (Orbis Books)
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Arguing that poverty is fundamentally relational rather than material, Myers critiques the standard Western approaches and provides an essential handbook for pursuing transformational development for both the rich and the poor.
Previous Christianity Today articles on poverty include:
An Obligation to Remember Eternally?
Resentment, even in the name of justice, is not for those who expect God's final reconciliation. (May 18, 2007) - http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/mayweb-only/120-52.0.html
Centering on Poverty
A coalition of the Right and Left launches a new project to reduce poverty. (February 17, 2009) - http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/februaryweb-only/107-21.0.html
How We Fight Poverty
U.N. Millennium Development Goals are good—as far as they go. (December 5, 2007) - http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/december/17.20.html
Can We Defeat Poverty?
Unless Africa tames corruption, new aid efforts will fail. (September 26, 2005) - http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/septemberweb-only/9-17-53.0.html