Title: Christianity and the social crisis in the 21st century : the classic that woke up the church /
Authors: Rauschenbusch, Walter, 1861-1918.; Campolo, Anthony.; Raushenbush, Paul B.
Publisher: HarperOne,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Christian sociology.; Social ethics.; Church and social problems United States.
Abstract: On the 100th anniversary of its publication, leading public theologians respond to the enduring relevance of this classic of faith and politics. -- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION.
Contents: 1. The historical roots of Christianity: the Hebrew prophets; Response: A rhetorician for righteousness / Phyllis Trible -- 2. The social aims of Jesus; Response: A response by an evangelical / Tony Campolo -- 3. The social impetus of primitive Christianity; Response: Unless the call be heard again / Joan Chittister -- 4. Why has Christianity never undertaken the work of social reconstruction? Response: Repent; the kingdom is here / Stanley Hauerwas -- 5. The present crisis; Response: Can these dry bones live? / Cornel West -- 6. The stake of the church in the social movement; Response: Sounding the trumpet today: changing lives and redeeming the soul of society in the 21st century / James A. Forbes Jr. -- 7. What to do; Response: What to do / Jim Wallis -- Afterword: Buds that never opened / Richard Rorty