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FAITH IN ACTION
RELIGION, RACE AND DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZING IN AMERICA |
| By: |
Richard L. Wood |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£28.00 |
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£25.20 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226905969 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226905969 |
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| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 2002 |
| Edition: |
2nd ed. |
| Series: |
Morality and Society Series |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. |
| Synopsis: |
Over the past 15 years, associations throughout the US 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 Pacific Institute for Community Organization and the race-based Centre for Third World Organization. Comparing their activist techniques and achievements, Wood argues that the alternative culture 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. |
| Illustrations: |
9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
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Returnable |
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