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Title: Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
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| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books Disappointing and preachy |
Our book group read Justice in the Burbs, hoping to get some practical ideas of how to follow Jesus in ministering to those who don't have a voice. Although we had some good discussion, most of the time we were arguing with the writers. They failed to acknowledge the impact churches DO have for the poor. They were contemptuous of what the church does "for itself," which actually may be for the hurting people who AREN'T poor (and they do exist throughout our churches).
Basically, this book was preachy and did not mention anything about responding to the leading of the Holy Spirit. They were wagging their fingers at us rather than inspiring us and helping us translate compassion into action.
The fiction part of the book was particularly disappointing, contrived, and manipulative.
I do not recommend this book. If you want to get plugged in to social justice issues, go to church and volunteer at the church-supported shelters, clothing banks, and soup kitchens. |
| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books Full of Humanity |
| The book is good. Will and Lisa Samson write an excellent primer on what justice is and could look like in the suburbs and beyond. My only complaint is that it is written more for a soccer mom who has no experience or on-ramp to justice work. So that if you're already practicing or moving in justice streams in the suburbs or city, you won't find anything necessarily new outside of encouragement that you're not alone and that you need soccer-moms to practice beside you as well. The book's strongest asset is that it has a rather likable human nature to it. When writing or talking about justice, it's easy to walk away feeling guilty. Or discouraged. Or overwhelmed. Will & Lisa have written a book that doesn't rely on those "guilt-tactics". Instead they've written a book full of humanity and one that stokes the imagination with old/new ideas and old/new alternatives. Which leads it to be a rather hopeful, encouraging book. A gentle prodding to take a few baby steps in the right direction and then trusting that you will take bigger steps from there. It's definitely a good read. |
| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books A fine pick for any general Christian spiritual collection. |
In the suburban world of nice homes, lawns and new cars it's easy to forget about social justice and brotherly love, but Justice in the Burbs: Being in the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live shows it is in the suburbs as well as in urban areas, using plenty of case history examples to portray the places God is discovered in the habits of man. Meditations from various authors point to the methods God uses to provide spiritual guidance in all walks of life, making this a fine pick for any general Christian spiritual collection.
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| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books Wonderful |
| The authors have done a wonderful job of presenting a topic we should all care about (justice) without sending us all on a guilt trip. A positive, though-provoking book. |
| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books The heart of Jesus |
| This books speaks the true heart of Jesus and I very much appreciated the quick and inspiring read. |
| Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live (emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) by Baker Books Product Description |
| In the suburban world of nice homes, neat lawns, and new cars, it can be easy to forget about social justice issues. Life keeps us busy, and the poor and disenfranchised of our world are invisible as we go from our garage to our workplace and back again. But suburbanites can be a force for social justice in the world. In this unique book, readers will take a journey with a young couple from the 'burbs as they learn to notice and act on the issues of justice that abound no matter where you live. This engaging narrative helps readers kiss apathy and ignorance goodbye in favor of a life of concern and action in order to help our fellow human beings. |
