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Social Justice and Discipleship

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“Live like Jesus did and the world will listen.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi The more I read, study, work, and dialog the more I see that to be a force for justice in this world is far more about discipleship than about insightfully analyzing social problems. Why might I think that a lack of discipleship is the real reason social justice …

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Social Justice as the “new monasticism?” NO!

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For a while now I’ve kept this article from Christianity Today on file as an example of Christians engaged in the community development level of social justice (for better and for worse) and who exhibit the high discipleship required to live for justice. These Christian community development efforts are kin to the CCDA organization we have talked about. However, this …

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He has shown you what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. ~Micah 6:8