Thursday, March 13, 2008

Molly's Book List C: Social Activism

Social Activism: Book List B

1. Compassion - by ... Henri Nouwen!! woohoo!

- this should be attached maybe as an appendix to the Bible

2. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger - by Ronald Sider

3. The Good News About Injustice - by

4. One Nation Over God: the Americanization of Christianity - by

5. Theirs is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America
- by Robert Lupton

- started living with the poor in Atlanta and this book has some great insights to his own personal spiritual journey living amidst the poor

6. Urban and Multi ethnic Outreach - by Rodolpho Carrasco
- i met this man in Pasadena at the ministry he started in the super-ghetto - he's seen amazing things / people changed in the hood and they have a huge after-school program which was super inspiring, this book are just some random thoughts / writings about his ministry in the hood

7. The Good News About Injustice - by Haugen

8. One World - by Singer

9. The End of Poverty - by Jefferey D. Sachs

10. I would like to read more of MLK's writings


-- please attach any recommendations

2 comments:

Camille said...

molls...i love your lists! here are a few more for you... let me know what you think. love you. milley

activism:
the future of nature - collection of essays from orien magazine (so good)
citizenship papers: essays - berry
blessed unrest - hawken

fiction/memoir:
the glass castle - walls
the history of love - krauss
extremely loud and incredibly close - foer
expecting adam - beck

non-fiction:
four quartets - ts eliot
living a life that matters - kushner

Anonymous said...

"Goodnight Moon"

love angelic