Transforming power : biblical strategies for making a difference in your community /

Transforming power : biblical strategies for making a difference in your community /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Linthicum, Robert C.
Imprint:	Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, ©2003.
Description:	216 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Power (Christian theology) Christian sociology. Christian sociology. Power (Christian theology)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13220167

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ISBN:	0830832289 9780830832286
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and indexes. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	Robert Linthicum offers an integrative, biblical study of the proper use of power. Based on an exploration of Scripture and his experience in community organizing and urban ministry, Linthicum's model of relational power provides strategies for changing individuals, communities, structures and systems. With insights from biblical mentors like Nehemiah and Paul as well as contemporary examples of Christians in action, this book offers hope for all who want to move toward the vision of the shalom community - God's intended best for communities and the world.--from publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. A Theology of Power
1. Society As God Intended It to Be
2. What Keeps Going Wrong? Evil That Is More Than Personal
3. What Was Jesus About?
4. What Should the Church Be About?
5. Nehemiah and the Iron Rule of Power
6. Jesus Is Caesar: Paul's Theology of Power
Part 2. The Practice of Power
7. Building Power Around Relationships
8. Organizing for Community Action
9. Biblical Tactics for Change Avoided by Today's Church
10. The Spirituality of Relational Power
Epilogue: Get On With It!
Appendix A. Organizing Networks
Appendix B. Written and Video Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Subject Index
Scripture Index