The rising of Bread for the World
Subtitle: an outcry of citizens against hunger
By: Arthur Simon.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780809146000
Subjects: Bread for the World (Organization); Hunger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Food supply -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Church work with the poor
Description: Bread for the World gave birth to a collective Christian voice that urges our nation's decision makers to act against hunger at home and abroad. By persuading Congress and the administration to adopt more effective policies, Bread for the World members impact the lives of millions of people worldwide. Here is the surprising story of how this grassroots organization began and how it's grown to a membership of over sixty thousand "ordinary" people that God has used to make an extraordinary difference. Book jacket.
Table of contents: title: Growing up in Oregon; title: To the Midwest; title: Theology and politics; title: Formative years; title: New York's lower east side; title: Poverty and civil rights; title: Encountering hunger; title: Launching Bread for the World; title: Watching it rise; title: The right to food; title: The fight for food; title: Hunger at home; title: Moving to Washington; title: Setbacks and successes changing of the guard; title: Transforming the politics of hunger; title: Retrospect and prospect.