1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006681670403321

Titolo

TOWARDS the New International Economic Order. Analytical Report on Developments in the Filed of International Economic Co-operation since the Sixth Special Session of the General Assembly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : United Nations, 1982

Descrizione fisica

30 cm pp. VIII,73

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

VI C 487

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781478703321

Autore

Slessarev-Jamir Helene

Titolo

Prophetic Activism : Progressive Religious Justice Movements in Contemporary America / / Helene Slessarev-Jamir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

0-8147-0870-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Religion and Social Transformation ; ; 2

Disciplina

201.70973

Soggetti

Social justice - United States

Social justice - Religious aspects

United States Religion 1960-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms/Abbreviations -- 1. An Introduction to Prophetic Activism -- 2. Identifying the Qualities of Prophetic Activism -- 3. Organizing in



Borderlands Communities -- 4. Religious Organizing for Worker Justice -- 5. Immigrant Rights Activism -- 6. Peacemaking -- 7. Global Justice Organizing -- 8. Conclusions -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

While the links between conservative Christians and politics have been drawn strongly in recent years, coming to embody what many think of as religious activism, the profoundly religious nature of community organizing and other more left-leaning justice work has been largely overlooked. Prophetic Activism is the first broad comparative examination of progressive religious activism in the United States. Set up as a counter-narrative to religious conservatism, the book offers readers a deeper understanding of the richness and diversity of contemporary religious activism. Helene Slessarev-Jamir offers five case studies of major progressive religious justice movements that have their roots in liberative interpretations of Scripture: congregational community organizing; worker justice; immigrant rights work; peace-making and reconciliation; and global anti-poverty and debt relief. Drawing on intensive interviews with activists at all levels of this work—from pastors and congregational leaders to local organizers and the executive directors of the national networks—she uncovers the ways in which they construct an ethical framework for their work. In addition to looking at predominantly Christian organizations, the book also highlights the growth of progressive activism among Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists who are engaged in reinterpreting their religious texts to support new forms of activism. Religion and Social Transformation series