The Not On Our Watch Christian Companion - Softcover

Greg Leffel; Bill Mefford

9781439202876: The Not On Our Watch Christian Companion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439202877 ISBN 13: 9781439202876

Publisher: Book Surge, 2008

The Not On Our Watch Christian Companion provides biblical reflections on the movement to end genocide in Darfur and beyond. The Companion connects churches, fellowships, and individual Christians to the global movement to end genocide in Darfur and other crimes against humanity in Africa. The Companion expands on New York Times bestseller Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) and Africa expert John Prendergast, co-founder of the ENOUGH Project. The book is based on eight weeks of study. Each chapter constitutes a weekly study session designed to guide group discussion and reflection about Darfur and the movement to end genocide. Each session includes a biblical passage for reflection, a lesson applying the passage to Darfur, a weekly action step, and vignettes by refugees, activists and Christians who have awakened to the problem of genocide and become active in the Darfur movement.

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About the Author:

Greg Leffel is president of One Horizon Foundation, co-founder of Communality, a Christian missional community in Lexington, Kentucky, and is active in a variety of community oriented programs. Greg received his Ph.D. in intercultural studies from Asbury Theological Seminary where he has also served as adjunct professor. He is author of Faith Seeking Action: Mission, Social Movements, and the Church in Motion. Bill Mefford serves as the Director of Civil and Human Rights on the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. He works primarily on the issues of immigration, refugees, criminal justice reform, and the abolition of the death penalty and torture. Bill is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary where he earned a doctorate in the field of missiology.

Review:

The 2007 book Not on Our Watch, by John Prendergast and Don Cheadle, aims to raise awareness of the genocide in Darfur. Biblical Reflections on the Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond, by Bill Mefford and Greg Leffel, is the newly released companion to it. Each of the eight study sessions contains scriptural reflections, discussion questions, weekly action steps, and vignettes from refugees, activists, and organizations on the ground. --Sojourners Magazine September/October 2008

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