Meditations and devotions on the Millennium Development Goals
Subtitle: a prayerful guide
By: by Liberato C. Bautista, with Deva-Marie Beck, Anne Marie Braudis, Nguepi Ndongo Donald, David Hallman, Manoj Kurian, John L. McCullough, Jo Anne Murphy, Jacqueline Sylvie Ndongmo, Athena Peralta, Mira Shiva and 142 contributors ; forwords by Caryl M. Stern, James Winkler, Salil Shetty
Contributors: Beck, Deva-Marie; Braudis, Anne Marie; Nguepi Ndongo, Donald; Hallman, David; Kurian, Manoj; McCullough, John L.; Murphy, Jo-Anne; Ndongmo, Jacqueline Sylvie; Peralta, Athena; Shiva, Mira; Stern, Caryl M.; Winkler, James; Shetty, Salil; United Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Church and Society; UN Millennium Project
Publisher: General Board of Church and Society, The United Methodist Church
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781450799317
Subjects: Church and social problems; Church and the world; Humanitarian assistance; UN Millennium Project
Other titles: Millennium Development Goals
Description: A devotional guide which offers witness to the scope and impact of world poverty, includes testimonies, stories and reflections, and provides practical ways one can personally make a difference. The writers collectively challenge readers to take seriously our commitment to justice to "make poverty history" and to heal out world. The Reverend Liberato C. Bautista is the Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs and head of the United Nations Office of the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church.
Table of contents: title: Preface --; title: Forewords  -- Caryl M. Stern / -- James Winkler / -- Salis Shetty; title: Introduction and meditation  -- Liberato C. Bautista; title: Commentaries and devotions MDG 1: Eradicate extreme proverty and hunger, commentary by  -- Athena Peralta; title: Devotions --; title: MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education, Commentaries by  -- Jo Anne Murphy -- Nguepi Ndongo Donald -- MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women, commentary by / -- Jacqueline Sylvie Ndongmo; title: Devotions --; title: MDG 4: Reduce child mortality, commentary by -- Deva-Marie Beck; title: Devotions --; title: MDG 5: Improve maternal health, commentary by  -- Manoj Kurian; title: Devotions --; title: MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, commentary by  -- Mira Shiva; title: Devotions --; title: MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability, commentaries by  -- Anne Marie Braudis -- David G. Hallmann; title: Devotions -- -- 14.; title: MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development, commentary by  -- John L. McCullough; title: Resources.