Doing Justice: Congregations and Community OrganizingDoing Justice is an introductory theology of congregational-based community organizing rooted in the day-to-day struggles and hopes of urban ministry and in the author's 14 years of personal experience in community organizing ministries.Drawing from the organizing principles of Saul Alinsky, Jacobsen weaves the theological and biblical warrants for community organizing into concrete strategies for achieving justice in the public arena. Designed to be used by congregations and church leaders, as well as by ministerial students, Doing Justice opens new vistas for community action in support of the poor, the disadvantaged, and the disenfranchised of our society. |
Contents
The World as It Is | 1 |
The World as It Should Be | 8 |
Engaging the Public Arena | 13 |
CongregationBased Community Organizing | 23 |
Power | 38 |
SelfInterest | 50 |
OneonOnes | 59 |
Agitation | 65 |
Metropolitan Organizing | 70 |
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