Amazing Grace in theaters now
Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is in theaters now! Visit the movie’s website here. Continue reading for more resources…
Read MoreAgents of Change: Not For Sale Campaign
27 million people are enslaved today. Not For Sale is a campaign of individuals, musicians, artists, people of faith, businesses, schools, and sports teams united to stop it. The Not for Sale Campaign combines technology, intellectual capital, abolitionist groups and a growing network of individuals like yourself – joined together to end slavery in our lifetime. Read on to learn …
Read MoreBiblical justice is a celebration of discipline
The Just Life is very much an approach to justice issues through spiritual development and self-giving discipleship — viewing a truly “just life” as the ultimate expression of a Christian’s engagement with the world we find ourselves in. Studying the spiritual disciplines is a great place to start your journey. One of the masters at articulating the disciplines is Richard …
Read MoreThe Cost of Discipleship
Today we celebrate the 101st anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the person who wrote the book on discipleship. Literally. His book The Cost of Discipleship has been so influential to Christianity and is so foundational for The Just Life that we thought it might be helpful to summarize some of his key ideas.
Read MoreVisualizing Human Development Trends
Combating extreme poverty, AIDS, infant death, etc. depends on a clear understanding of the reality of these situations. Unfortunately the statistics involved have been very complex and difficult for the average person to process. Not anymore.
Read MoreScripture List: The Bible on the Poor
We have compiled another scripture list (read the biblical justice scripture list here). This time specifically on what the Bible has to say about the poor. This list is not exhaustive, and at this point no commentary is included — just scripture.
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