The Christian Response To Hunger In America

Author : Barbara Muse M.Div.
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973669500

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The Christian Response to Hunger in America by Barbara Muse M.Div. Pdf

In this country alone, there are over 22 million children receiving free or reduced meals during the school year. During the summer months those same children can scarcely find a free nutritious meal. Using Lamentations 2:19 as a guide, Christians are to respond to the hunger that they see on the streets of America and eventually throughout the world. The assignment begins at home, by making sure that no child goes hungry in America. I present this book to stir, to move, and, to compel Christians to action in regards to ending hunger in the name of Jesus Christ. I lay out compelling reasons biblically, historically, and, theologically, why Christians should respond to the call to feed hungry children. I pray that this book liberates Christians, to take action for the children in our neighborhoods, in our state, in our country and in the world who need food.

Author : Stephen Rehrauer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0764818422

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A Christian Response to World Hunger by Stephen Rehrauer Pdf

Hunger is a terrible pain felt by hundreds of millions of people across the globe every day, and it is a growing crisis. This pamphlet explores the reasons for hunger, how we show our love of God when we work to erradicate hunger, and how feeding the hungry and working to eliminate hunger from our world is divine love expressed in a tangible and real way. It is the essence of the very communion which defines our Christianity. Pamphlet This item is not returnable.

Author : David M. Beckmann,Arthur R. Simon
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0809138662

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Grace at the Table by David M. Beckmann,Arthur R. Simon Pdf

For Bread for the World's 25th anniversary, the founding and current presidents have written a primer on the causes and cures of hunger. Weaving together the complex global issues involved, the book explains what individuals can do to affect public policy and take action on a personal level.

Author : Maddy Power
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447358558

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Hunger, Whiteness and Religion in Neoliberal Britain by Maddy Power Pdf

Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditional food aid and food poverty debates. It argues that the food aid industry is infused with neoliberal governmentality and shows how food charity upholds Christian ideals and white privilege, maintaining inequalities of class, race, religion and gender. However, it also reveals a sector that is immensely varied, embodying both individualism and mutual aid. Drawing upon lived experiences, it documents how food sharing amid poverty fosters solidarity and gives rise to alternative modes of food redistribution among communities. By harnessing these alternative ways of being, food aid and communities can be part of movements for economic and racial justice.

Author : George Stanley McGovern,Bob Dole,Donald E. Messer
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451404395

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Ending Hunger Now by George Stanley McGovern,Bob Dole,Donald E. Messer Pdf

Veteran statesmen George McGovern and Robert Dole here find common cause with theologian and activist Donald Messer in this powerful testimony and appeal to people of faith. They are each convinced we can overcome global hunger now, and their informed, strategic, impassioned thoughts encourage and equip. This book brings together their disparate yet powerful voices behind a shared conviction: that helping the millions who lack basic provision for food has become a religious imperative and human priority. Writing for congregations and individuals of faith, McGovern, Dole, and Messer appeal to the biblical, theological, and ethical foundations of action against hunger.

Author : David Beckmann
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611640687

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Exodus from Hunger by David Beckmann Pdf

It is within America's technical and financial power to help end world hunger in our lifetime, if we set our hearts and minds to the task. Contrary to what many people believe, the world has made measurable advancements against hunger and poverty over the last several decades. But too often the binding constraint on further progress is a simple lack of political will. As a result, one of the most powerful ways to affect change is often the most neglected- political activism. In this powerful and hopeful book, David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and a leading anti-hunger activist, looks at the causes of hunger, presents case studies of countries that have made great strides against it, and puts a human face on the problem by sharing stories of people who are, quite simply, hungry every day. The problems can seem overwhelming but Beckmann lays out a clear and workable plan for effectively using political channels to make great progress. He not only challenges us to get involved, he shows us how. It is no less than our call to do so.

Author : Douglas Arthur,Douglas Jacoby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Church work with the poor
ISBN : OCLC:32415531

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I was Hungry by Douglas Arthur,Douglas Jacoby Pdf

Author : Douglas Jacoby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953623808

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I Was Hungry! by Douglas Jacoby Pdf

Author : Andrew Fisher
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780262535168

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Big Hunger by Andrew Fisher Pdf

How to focus anti-hunger efforts not on charity but on the root causes of food insecurity, improving public health, and reducing income inequality. Food banks and food pantries have proliferated in response to an economic emergency. The loss of manufacturing jobs combined with the recession of the early 1980s and Reagan administration cutbacks in federal programs led to an explosion in the growth of food charity. This was meant to be a stopgap measure, but the jobs never came back, and the “emergency food system” became an industry. In Big Hunger, Andrew Fisher takes a critical look at the business of hunger and offers a new vision for the anti-hunger movement. From one perspective, anti-hunger leaders have been extraordinarily effective. Food charity is embedded in American civil society, and federal food programs have remained intact while other anti-poverty programs have been eliminated or slashed. But anti-hunger advocates are missing an essential element of the problem: economic inequality driven by low wages. Reliant on corporate donations of food and money, anti-hunger organizations have failed to hold business accountable for offshoring jobs, cutting benefits, exploiting workers and rural communities, and resisting wage increases. They have become part of a “hunger industrial complex” that seems as self-perpetuating as the more famous military-industrial complex. Fisher lays out a vision that encompasses a broader definition of hunger characterized by a focus on public health, economic justice, and economic democracy. He points to the work of numerous grassroots organizations that are leading the way in these fields as models for the rest of the anti-hunger sector. It is only through approaches like these that we can hope to end hunger, not just manage it.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Choice literature
ISBN : PSU:000053228611

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Library Magazine of American and Foreign Thought by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781844749461

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A Hunger for God by John Piper Pdf

There is an appetite for God. And it can be awakened. I invite you to turn from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry, and to say with some simple fast: "This much, O God, I want you." Our appetites dictate the direction of our lives - whether it be the cravings of our stomachs, the passionate desire for possessions or power, or the longings of our spirits for God. But for the Christian, the hunger for anything besides God can be an arch-enemy. While our hunger for God - and Him alone - is the only thing that will bring victory. Do you have that hunger for Him? As John Piper puts it: "If we don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great." If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul's appetite for God. Between the dangers of self-denial and self-indulgence is this path of pleasant pain called fasting. It is the path John Piper invites you to travel in this book. For when God is the supreme hunger of your heart, He will be supreme in everything. And when you are most satisfied in Him, He will be most glorified in you.

Author : Ronald J. Sider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:852796837

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Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald J. Sider Pdf

Author : Scott H. Ainsworth Ph.D.,Brian M. Harward
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1005 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216129424

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Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America [3 volumes] by Scott H. Ainsworth Ph.D.,Brian M. Harward Pdf

This three-volume set explores the multiple roles that parties and interest groups have played in American politics from the nation's beginnings to the present. This set serves as an essential resource for analyzing the emergence and impact of parties and interest groups in the American political system and for understanding the systematic and structural bases for interest group and party behavior. Volume One opens with an introduction by the editors that provides a general overview of the eras and identifies important themes and events, laying a foundation on which the subsequent essays and primary documents for each interest group or political party builds. Narrative essays focus on how specific parties or interest groups have shaped or reflect a particular set of events or general themes in each of the eras in American political history. Topical entries reflect key themes developed throughout the volumes. Entries range from important founding groups and parties to contemporary political action committees and policy advocacy groups. The set also includes primary source documents (e.g., letters, platform documents, court decisions, flyers, etc.) that reveal important dimensions of the corresponding group's political influence.

Author : NA NA,Daniel Sack
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137061706

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Whitebread Protestants by NA NA,Daniel Sack Pdf

At the beginning of Whitebread Protestants, Daniel Sack writes "When I was young, church meant food. Decades later, it's hard to point to particular events, but there are lots of tastes, smells, and memories such as the taste of dry cookies and punch from coffee hour - or that strange orange drink from vacation Bible school." And so he begins this fascinating look at the role food has played in the daily life of the white Protestant community in the United States. He looks at coffee hours, potluck dinners, ladies' afternoon teas, soup kitchens, communion elements, and a variety of other things. A blend of popular culture, religious history and the growing field of food studies, the book will reveal both conflict and vitality in unexpected places in American religious life.

Author : Sravana Borkataky-Varma,Christian A. Eberhart,Marianne Bjelland Kartzow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000921625

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Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises by Sravana Borkataky-Varma,Christian A. Eberhart,Marianne Bjelland Kartzow Pdf

Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises explores various dimensions of the interrelations between the individual, community, and religion. With their global scope, the contributions to this volume represent reflections on the rich and multifaceted spectrum of human responses in a variety of different religions and cultures to the current SARS-2-COVID-19 pandemic and similar crises in the past. The contributions are organized in three thematic parts focusing on strategies, rituals, and past and present responses to pandemics and crises. They reflect on the intersection of personal or communal responses and state-mandated policies relative to SARS-2-COVID-19 while outlining different strategies to cope with the pandemic crisis. Timely questions explored include: How do individuals connect with or disconnect from religious and spiritual communities during times of personal and collective crises, including pandemics? How do religious practices such as rituals bridge individuals and communities? How do religious texts from past and present highlight and represent crises and pandemics? Dynamic and multidisciplinary in its inquiry, this volume is an outstanding resource for scholars of religion, theology, anthropology, social sciences, ritual theory, sex and gender studies, and contemporary medical science.