Walking With the Poor

"Theology, spirituality, and social science are synthesized in the definitive book on how Christian mission can contribute to overcoming poverty and dismantling systematic social evil. Myers explores Christian views of poverty, its causes, and how it is experienced differently in different cultures."--BOOK JACKET. "Especially designed for use in classes or in field education, Walking with the Poor contains a unique series of charts that can be made into overheads as well as a bibliography and a scriptural index."--Jacket.

First sentence: The purpose of this book is to describe a proposal for understanding the principles and practice of transformational development (positive material, social, and spiritual change) from a Christian perspective.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

Orbis Books

Editions

1

Pages

279

ISBN

9781570752759

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