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Racism and God-Talk
A Latino/a Perspective
Undertakes a critical examination of explicitly theological and confessional perspectives for understanding and transforming North American racism. This book offers insights from Latino/a theology for broader scholarly and social discussions concerning racism, borders, and immigration.
ISBN-13: 9780814776117 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Ruben Rosario Rodriguez
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AUD $64.99
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Local release date: 18/08/2008
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Social discrimination & inequality [JFFJ]Ethnic studies [JFSL]USA [1KBB]

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A New Climate for Theology
God, the World, and Global Warming
* A leading theologian's analysis of the root problems behind climate change * Proposes a relational, eco-friendly notion of what it is to be human
ISBN-13: 9780800662714 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Sallie McFague
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AUD $58.99
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Local release date: 02/06/2008
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Climate change [RNPG]

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Faith and Human Rights
Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity
* Offers historical, philosophical, and theological perspectives * Drafts blueprints for a culturally sensitive "theology of human rights"
ISBN-13: 9780800621322 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Richard Amesbury, George M. Newlands
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AUD $30.99
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Local release date: 15/03/2008
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]

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The Methodist Unification
Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era
Focuses on the efforts among the Southern and Northern Methodist churches to create a unified national Methodist church, and how their plan for unification came to institutionalize racism and segregation in unprecedented ways.
ISBN-13: 9780814719909 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Morris L. Davis
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AUD $54.99
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Local release date: 31/01/2008
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Categories: Methodist Churches [HRCC95]Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]20th century [3JJ]USA [1KBB]

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Spirit and the Politics of Disablement
*Explores the larger significance of disability in cultural, political, and religious venues * Novel aspects of Christian theological tradition emerge in this light * Highly original and thought-provoking
ISBN-13: 9780800662196 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Sharon V. Betcher
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AUD $62.99
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Local release date: 31/12/2007
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Disability: social aspects [JFFG]

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Bonds of Affection
Civic Charity and the Making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincol
Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. This title examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity.
ISBN-13: 9781589011830 (Paperback)
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Matthew S. Holland
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AUD $63.99
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Local release date: 03/11/2007
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy [JKSN1]Political science & theory [JPA]USA [1KBB]c 1700 to c 1800 [3JF]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Living Faith
How Faith Inspires Social Justice
Profiles three of the most influential religious activists of the twentieth century: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Malcolm X, and Aung San Suu Kyi - each from a different generation, a different faith community, and a different continent. This work shows how their mystic faith drove them to justice commitments and beyond customary boundaries.
ISBN-13: 9780800638412 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Curtiss Paul DeYoung
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AUD $51.99
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Local release date: 14/05/2007
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]

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The Horrors We Bless
Rethinking the Just-War Legacy
Is war inevitable? Is it so woven into the fabric of our being that it always was and always will be? This title says that "Early Christians" were unanimous in opposing this view. It argues that later Christians succumbed to the supposed "normalcy" of war and developed what later became known as the "just-war theory".
ISBN-13: 9780800638979 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Daniel C. Maguire
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AUD $21.99
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Local release date: 16/04/2007
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Categories: Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ]Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]

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Crisis in the Village
Restoring Hope in African American Communities
With clarity and passion, Franklin calls for practical and comprehensive action for change from within the African American community--within families, churches, colleges and universities, and civil rights organizations--in this provocative analysis of the state of black America.
ISBN-13: 9780800638870 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Robert M. Franklin
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AUD $34.99
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Local release date: 18/03/2007
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Categories: Christian social thought & activity [HRCX6]Central government policies [JPQB]