People get ready : twelve Jesus-haunted misfits, malcontents, and dreamers in pursuit of justice / edited by Peter Slade, Shea Tuttle, and Jacqueline A. Bussie.
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TextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2023Description: xviii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802879042
- 0802879047
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Meet twelve activists whose faith transformed twentieth-century America.
In a political climate where Christianity is increasingly seen as reactionary, People Get Ready offers a revolutionary alternative. Narrated by some of the most galvanizing voices of the current moment, this collection of succinct and evocative biographies tells the stories of twelve modern apostles who lived the gospel mission and unsettles what we think we know about Christianity's role in American politics.
As the spiritual successor to Can I Get a Witness?, People Get Ready presents a diverse cast of twentieth-century "saints" who bore witness to their faith with unapologetic advocacy for the marginalized. From novelists to musicians to scientists, these courageous men and women rose to the challenges of their times. Just so, readers will reflect on their legacies in light of the challenges of today.
Contributors: Jacqueline A. Bussie, Carolyn RenÉe Dupont, Mark R. Gornik, Jane Hong, Ann Hostetler, M. Therese Lysaught, Charles Marsh, Mallory McDuff, Ansley L. Quiros, Daniel P. Rhodes, Peter Slade, Jemar Tisby, Shea Tuttle, and Lauren F. Winner.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"People Get Ready tells the stories of twelve twentieth-century activists whose faith led them to speak prophetically and work peacefully toward social justice for the marginalized"-- Provided by publisher.
Foreword / by Charles Marsh Florence Jordan -- Bruce Klunder -- Tom Skinner -- Rachel Carson -- Allan M. Tibbels -- Mary Paik Lee -- Flannery O'Connor -- Pete Seeger -- Toni Morrison -- Jack Egan -- Sarah Patton Boyle -- Ramon Dagoberto Quiñones.