Aug 2011 (original, 2009) by Nile Harper This article is an abridged version of a case study that appears in
Keep ReadingThe following is an excerpt from a conversation between Centre College Professor (and ACSWP member) Eric Mount well-known farmer, writer, and activist Wendell Berry that took place at 3 PM on Sunday, May 18th at Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Read
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A Look Back at the Past Year, and a Look at What’s Next By Patrick David Heery, Managing Editor One year ago today, we launched Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice. One year. I’m not sure where the time went. In fact, it’s been even longer (about
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Claremont School of Theology, California Taking the Bible Seriously By Nina Fernando, Wesley Menke, Samuel Pullen, and Chad Seagle View and print as PDF. We are students of the Bible. A living, pulsing Word. So when seventeen Pomona College employees were fired because they were “undocumented”, when this
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Seminarians Become Justice Locavores When justice becomes as real as the incarcerated man sitting across from you, when justice becomes something we can touch, feel, then justice will be done… then we will find the time… then we will risk even conflict, because now the very personal relationships, which were
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By Emily Morgan Recently I have been named as one of the first local organizers for Unbound. I believe strongly in Unbound’s mission that “examines, expresses, and provokes social justice as inspired by the prophetic gospel of Jesus Christ,” and I have been honored to be published in the journal. Unbound
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By Katherine Chatelaine Many of us are uncomfortable with anger, but seminary student, Katherine Chatelaine, says that anger is necessary for the Christian public life and for faith-based community organizing. God is angry. God was angry in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s orders.
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By Reverend Jeffrey K. Krehbiel The following is an excerpt from Reflecting with Scripture on Community Organizing (c) 2010 by Rev. Jeffrey K Krehbiel. Used with permission of the publisher, ACTA Publications, www.actapublications.com, 800-397-2282. All rights reserved. Copies of the 60-page booklet are available at $5.95 with discounts for multiple copies
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Young adult participation is essential for a new era of political advocacy By Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II View and print as PDF In molding a model for public witness ministry that serves the whole of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), I have been confronted with two significant
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Report from Unbound Managing Editor, Patrick David Heery January 18, 2012 Last week (Jan 11-16), I visited New Jersey on behalf of Unbound. At first it might seem odd that an e-journal would be “traveling.” Isn’t that the whole point of being online? That we are everywhere, immediately? But to
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Practical Ideas for Taking Action [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]Economic injustice and the economic crisis can seem so expansive and complex that it is often hard to imagine any kind of action on our part that can make a difference. So let us take a step back and reflect strategically. What
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August 2011 (original 2009) by The Poverty Initiative and its Poverty Scholars Program, led by Willie Baptist, and including Charlene Sinclair (The following article is a compilation of excerpted texts taken from the book by The Poverty Initiative, A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
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