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I am persuaded that the Church, as the steward of this gospel, holds the key to justice in our society. Either justice will come through us or it will not come at all. John Perkins s optimistic view of justice becoming a reality starts and ends with the Church. With Justice for All is Perkins s invitation to live out the gospel in a way that brings good news to the poor and liberty to the oppressed (from Luke 4:18). This invitation is extended to every racial and ethnic group to be reconciled to one another, to work together to make our land all God wants it to be. And it is a blueprint a practical strategy for the work of biblical justice in our time. In an age of changing demographics where the need to break the cycle of poverty is staring many of us in the face, Perkins offers hope through practical ministry principles that work. This outstanding resource includes Reflection questions for personal or group study as well as Interaction sessions for groups to participate in activities together.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #74920 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780830744954
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
JOHN PERKINS has ministered among the poor for 47 years. He founded Mendenhall Ministries, Voice of Calvary Ministries and the Harambee Christian Family Center and Preparatory School and was cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association. He was the publisher of Urban Family Magazine and is the author of nine books. Despite dropping out of school before he was 10, he now holds 8 honorary doctorates. John Perkins has also formally served on the Board of Directors of World Vision, Prison Fellowship, National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), Spring Arbor College, and fifteen other boards. He is an international speaker and a teacher on the issues of racial reconciliation, indigenous leadership development and community development. Seattle Pacific University recently opened the John Perkins Center for Reconciliation.

Customer Reviews

Good Christianity vs. Bad Assumptions
It's too bad that the people who only gave this book one star didn't bother to read the book they were reviewing. Yes, this John Perkins was not their John Perkins (and let me say that both John Perkins are extremely important and helpful to the cause of bettering our communities) but they could have learned something of who the real Jesus is if they read this John Perkins-the one whose been a national figure since the Civil Rights Movement (long before the other John Perkins came on the scene). The reviewers who slammed this book did so with an anti-Christian bias that either lurks just beneath the surface of their words or floats proudly on top of them. All told, the bias has them come off as quite bigoted-noteworty because this John Perkins nearly lost his life to bigoted white Mississippi police in the early 70s. Now, perhaps the reviewers really have something against Jesus but my guess is that they just have something against the shallow religiosity of mainstream American Christianity and this book sounds an important message about what real faith in the real Jesus is as we try to love our neighbor as ourselves in the face of the materialism, individualism, and ethnocentrism that drives far too much of our society.

Dr. John M. Perkins the Living Legend
It is sad that there are still many who have never heard of Dr. John M. Perkins--a living man with the stature of Martin Luther King Jr. While he may not have the formal education of King, his experiential knowledge rivals that of King's. It is from this existential wisdom that Perkins writes his new book With Justice for All. Personally, I have found this book, as well as others written by Dr. Perkins, very helpful in my own endeavors serving in a poor Hispanic community. One of the attributes of this book I greatly appreciate is the way Dr. Perkin's sets forth transferable principles drawn from his own concrete practice. Anyone who is involved in community development is at a loss without this book!

A Gift to the Church
University of Virginia theologian Charles Marsh has argued in his book The Beloved Community that this John Perkins and his CCDA are the most important extension of the civil rights movement in America today. Read With Justice for All and see why Marsh is right.