Building a Better World Faith at work for change in society

by Duncan, Malcolm

• ISBN13: 9780826491527
• ISBN10: 0826491529
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-12
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

We all know there is a lot wrong with the world and we all have someone to blame. We do our bit, if we know what bit to do, but we can't take responsibility for it all and, for the most part, we shield ourselves from the worst. This is not unreasonable. Yet where does it lead? To a dead end. Change for the better won't happen without individual engagement and determination. So what is to be done? What can be more than a drop in the ocean? Can those who are trying to make a difference find ways to increase their impact? This book seeks to address these questions in a practical but also faith-filled way. The key point is that all of society is affected by faith. What that means, and how it can be more effective in bringing change, form the essence of the book's message. It is a message of hope in a society for whom the future can seem all too bleak.

Table of Contents

Does faith have a place?	p. 7
Who cares?	p. 9
What difference does it make?	p. 32
Christian principles?	p. 51
A charter for change	p. 53
Positively Christian	p. 75
Personal implications?	p. 101
How shall we then live?	p. 103
Moving on	p. 124
Postscript : just us or justice? : a word to the Christian community	p. 145
What are the key ingredients for an effective Christian social movement?	p. 150
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