God's neighborhood : a hopeful journey in racial reconciliation and community renewal /
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| Author / Creator: | Roley, Scott. |
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| Imprint: | Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, ©2004. |
| Description: | 223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11334317 |
| Summary: | "Jesus relocated, and calls us to follow . . . his creation became his neighborhood."Scott Roley was once an up-and-coming singer/songwriter in the contemporary Christian music scene, but then God called him to a different kind of ministry. He left his life of privilege, became a church pastor and moved into a disadvantaged neighborhood. There he began to learn hands-on what "loving your neighbor" required of him--social justice, community development and racial reconciliation.As a youth of the '60s, Roley attended the March on Washington and was captivated by Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for societal transformation. Now, as a community leader and activist, he is embodying the ideals that are needed to forge a just society. His work demonstrates how God uses faith-based organizations to change lives. Roley's life journey, told here with James Isaac Elliott, exemplifies Christian hope in caring for the disinherited and renewing our communities--one neighborhood at a time. |
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| Physical Description: | 223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223). |
| ISBN: | 0830832246 9780830832248 |