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Economic Justice & Poverty

We are called to fight economic injustice and systems of poverty to achieve a more equitable society for all people. These books will inspire you to take action against unfair policies, homelessness, and lack of access and representation in your community.

From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice, By Terence Lester
From Dropout to Doctorate
Terence Lester
Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God's Eyes, By Amy L. Williams
Worth Seeing
Amy Lyn Williams
Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness, By Terence Lester and Zion Lester
Zion Learns to See
Terence Lester and Zion Lester
Church for Everyone: Building a Multi-Inclusive Community for Emerging Generations, By Daniel Kreiss and Efrem Smith
Church for Everyone
Dan Kreiss and Efrem Smith
Just Discipleship: Biblical Justice in an Unjust World, By Michael J. Rhodes
Just Discipleship
Michael Jemison Rhodes
Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change, By Mark E. Strong
Who Moved My Neighborhood?
Mark E. Strong
Uncommon Church: Community Transformation for the Common Good, By Alvin Sanders
Uncommon Church
Alvin Sanders
I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People, By Terence Lester
I See You
Terence Lester
Taking It to the Streets: Lessons from a Life of Urban Ministry, By Harry Louis Williams II
Taking It to the Streets
Harry Louis Williams
How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick: Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities, By Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
How Neighborhoods Make Us Sick
Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive: And the Truth That Sets Us Free, By Jonathan P. Walton
Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive
Jonathan P Walton
Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods, By Jonathan Brooks
Church Forsaken
Jonathan Brooks
Serving God in Today's Cities: Facing the Challenges of Urbanization, By Patrick Johnstone
Serving God in Today's Cities
Patrick Johnstone
Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores, By Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Rethinking Incarceration
Dominique DuBois Gilliard
The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community's Compassion and Capacity, By Tom Nelson
The Economics of Neighborly Love
Tom Nelson
The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action, By Michelle Ferrigno Warren
The Power of Proximity
Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation, By David P. Leong
Race and Place
David P. Leong
Standing with the Vulnerable: A Curriculum for Transforming Lives and Communities, By Gil Odendaal
Standing with the Vulnerable
Gil Odendaal
10 Sessions
Disaster Ministry Handbook, By Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
Disaster Ministry Handbook
Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics, By John E. Stapleford
Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves
John E. Stapleford
Where the Cross Meets the Street: What Happens to the Neighborhood When God Is at the Center, By Noel Castellanos
Where the Cross Meets the Street
Noel Castellanos
Overturning Tables: Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex, By Scott A. Bessenecker
Overturning Tables
Scott A. Bessenecker
Free: Spending Your Time and Money on What Matters Most, By Mark Scandrette
Free
Mark A. Scandrette
Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices, By Julie Clawson
Everyday Justice
Julie Clawson
Economic Justice in a Flat World: Christian Perspectives on Globalization, Edited by Steven Rundle
Economic Justice in a Flat World
Edited by Steven Rundle