Blue Collar Resistance And the Politics of Jesus
Subtitle: Doing Ministry With Working Class Whites
Publisher: Abingdon Press; Alban Books Limited
Published: September 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780687335022
Subjects: Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Social classes; Religion - Christian Life; Church work with the working class; Religion; Religion - Ministry & Pastoral Resources; Working class whites; United States; Christian Church - Church Administration; Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources; Christianity - Pastoral Ministry; Leadership; Religious life; Christianity - Christian Life - General
Description: To be faithful to the gospel, all ministry must be indigenous; it must participate in the distinctive practices and perspectives of the people among whom ministry is taking place. Because our society tends to ignore or deny the reality of class divisions and prejudice, too many congregational leaders know too little about the world of working class whites. Continuing his groundbreaking work on class and American religion, Sample opens up the lives and lifestyles of working class whites in order to engage with them in authentic and transformational ministry.