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Title: Good News and Good Works: A Theology for the Whole Gospel by Ronald J. Sider ISBN: 0-8010-5845-7 Publisher: Baker Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: a challenging look at what we evangelicals consider missions
Comment: The title says it all. I'm a huge proponent of reading things that make you think, whether you agree with it all or not. I finished the book a couple weeks ago, and I'm still not sure I agree with all of it, but I have to say that Sider makes a compelling argument for taking a look at how we evangelicals view missions, evangelism and social action.
He does a good job of defining his terms to prevent any confusion over vague meanings and understandings of common "Chrstianese" buzzwords, such as "evangelism," "the Gospel," and the different parts of "social action". A small bit of his exegesis is wanting (e.g. his interpretation of "blessed are the poor", I'm not sure I agree with), but a good 95% is solid, IMHO (disclaimer: I have no formal theological training).
This is a good baseline book to read some of his other books, I think. I've read Just Generosity (dealing with poverty in the USA), but I read it before this book. I kinda wish I had read this one first.
I appreciate his thinking process, and grounding what he writes in pretty solid theological thought. perhaps if more of us Christians thought and prayed about this, and then acted in faith on it, perhaps we wouldn't be written off as hypocrites as often, or uncaring about the plight of the poor/underprivileged.
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Title: Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community With Good News and Good Works by Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson, Heidi Rolland Unruh ISBN: 0801091330 Publisher: Baker Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development by Bryant L. Myers ISBN: 1570752753 Publisher: Orbis Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Rich Christians In An Age Of Hunger by Ronald J. Sider ISBN: 0849914248 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 23 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: What Christians Think about Homosexuality by L. R. Holben ISBN: 0941037835 Publisher: Bibal Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Letters Across the Divide: Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith by David Anderson, Brent Zuercher ISBN: 0801063434 Publisher: Baker Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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