Faith in Action

Faith in Action
Author: The Faith in Action Writing Collective
Publsiher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2017-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781506443355

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Faith in Action offers quick dives into a range of topics, from racial justice to environmental concerns, from LGBTQIA equality to Native people’s rights, from women’s equality to disability rights, from mass incarceration to immigration. Each topic includes informative visuals and data, as well as practical suggestions for what you can do to make a difference in your community.

Faith in Action

Faith in Action
Author: Richard L. Wood
Publsiher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2002-09-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780226905969

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Over the past fifteen years, associations throughout the U.S. have organized citizens around issues of equality and social justice, often through local churches. But in contrast to President Bush's vision of faith-based activism, in which groups deliver social services to the needy, these associations do something greater. Drawing on institutions of faith, they reshape public policies that neglect the disadvantaged. To find out how this faith-based form of community organizing succeeds, Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California—the faith-based Pacific Institute for Community Organization and the race-based Center for Third World Organizing. Comparing their activist techniques and achievements, Wood argues that the alternative cultures and strategies of these two groups give them radically different access to community ties and social capital. Creative and insightful, Faith in Action shows how community activism and religious organizations can help build a more just and democratic future for all Americans.

Unstoppable

Unstoppable
Author: Nick Vujicic
Publsiher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780307730909

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New York Times bestseller Being unstoppable is about believing and achieving. It’s about having faith in yourself, your talents and your purpose and, most of all, in God’s great love and His divine plan for your life. Millions around the world recognize the smiling face and inspirational message of Nick Vujicic. Despite being born without arms or legs, Nick’s challenges have not kept him from enjoying great adventures, a fulfilling and meaningful career, and loving relationships. Nick has overcome trials and hardships by focusing on the promises that he was created for a unique and specific purpose, that his life has value and is a gift to others, and that no matter the despair and hard times in life, God is always present. Nick credits his success in life to the power that is unleashed when faith takes action. But how does that happen? In Unstoppable Nick addresses adversity and difficult circumstances that many people face today, including: • Personal crises • Relationship issues • Career and job challenges • Health and disability concerns • Self-destructive thoughts, emotions, and addictions • Bullying, persecution, cruelty, and intolerance • Balance in body, mind, heart, and spirit • Service to others Through stories from his own life and the experiences of many others, Nick explains how anyone wanting a “ridiculously good life” can respond to these issues and more to become unstoppable. What’s standing in your way? Are you ready to become unstoppable?

Public Faith in Action

Public Faith in Action
Author: Miroslav Volf,Ryan McAnnally-Linz
Publsiher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2016-06-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781493404667

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Celebrated Theologian Offers Wisdom for Civic Engagement Christian citizens have a responsibility to make political and ethical judgments in light of their faith and to participate in the public lives of their communities--from their local neighborhoods to the national scene. But it can be difficult to discern who to vote for, which policies to support, and how to respond to the social and cultural trends of our time. This nonpartisan handbook offers Christians practical guidance for thinking through complicated public issues and faithfully following Jesus as citizens of their countries. The book focuses on enduring Christian commitments that should guide readers in their judgments and encourages legitimate debate among Christians over how to live out core values. The book also includes lists of resources for further reflection in each chapter and "room for debate" questions to consider.

James

James
Author: Chuck Christensen,Winnie Christensen
Publsiher: Shaw Books
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2012-09-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780307874740

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Put Some Muscle Behind Your Faith. We live in a world characterized by instability, in-fighting, materialism, and words without actions. Sadly, no one is immune to these problems. Centuries ago, the apostle James could not envision the world we would live in, but he did address the issues we would face. Building a bridge between first-century Christianity and our lives today, James: Faith in Action shows how Christianity can work in a postmodern world and calls you to an active allegiance to Jesus Christ and a commitment to living out your faith through bold action. 10 studies for individuals or groups.

Earth and Faith

Earth and Faith
Author: Libby Bassett,John T. Brinkman,Kusumita Priscilla Pedersen
Publsiher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2000
Genre: Earth
ISBN: 9789280719154

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Faith Into Action

Faith Into Action
Author: Daisaku Ikeda
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 307
Release: 1999
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN: 0915678667

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Filipino American Faith in Action

Filipino American Faith in Action
Author: Joaquin Jay Gonzalez,Joaquin Lucero Gonzalez
Publsiher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814731970

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Filipinos are now the second largest Asian American immigrant group in the United States, with a population larger than Japanese Americans and Korean Americans combined. Surprisingly, there is little published on Filipino Americans and their religion, or the ways in which their religious traditions may influence the broader culture in which they are becoming established. Filipino American Faith in Action draws on interviews, survey data, and participant observation to shed light on this large immigrant community. It explores Filipino American religious institutions as essential locations for empowerment and civic engagement, illuminating how Filipino spiritual experiences can offer a lens for viewing this migrant community’s social, political, economic, and cultural integration into American life. Gonzalez examines Filipino American church involvement and religious practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Phillipines, showing how Filipino Americans maintain community and ethnic and religious networks, contra assimilation theory, and how they go about sharing their traditions with the larger society.