Beyond Hashtag Activism Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age (Paperback)

Mae Elise Cannon

ISBN 10: 0830845895 / ISBN 13: 9780830845897

Published by InterVarsity Press, Illinois, 2020

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Paperback. The world is not as God intends it to be. God's heart is to make things right, and for the world to be just. But complex problems warrant more sustained attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference?Activist Mae Elise Cannon takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. God calls the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity, and the mistreatment of women and the marginalized. We can accomplish change through a range of strategic avenuesspiritually, socially, legally, politically, and economically. And addressing the domestic and international injustices of our day takes us on a journey of spiritual transformationthat brings us closer to God and those around us.Channel your passion to care effectively for your neighbor and the world. This book will help you understand and put into action what it means for the church to be a place of peace, justice, and hope. The world is not as God intends it to be. But complex problems warrant more attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference? Helping us accomplish change through a range of strategic avenues, activist Mae Elise Cannon shows us how to channel our passions to care effectively for our neighbor and the world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Hashtag Activism Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age (Paperback)
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press, Illinois
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830845895
• ISBN 13: 9780830845897
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

<p><strong>The world is not as God intends it to be.</strong> God's heart is to make things right, and for the world to be just. But complex problems warrant more sustained attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference?Activist Mae Elise Cannon takes us beyond the hashtags to serious engagement with real issues. God calls the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity, and the mistreatment of women and the marginalized. We can accomplish change through a range of strategic avenues―spiritually, socially, legally, politically, and economically. And addressing the domestic and international injustices of our day takes us on a journey of spiritual transformationthat brings us closer to God and those around us.Channel your passion to care effectively for your neighbor and the world. This book will help you understand and put into action what it means for the church to be a place of peace, justice, and hope.</p>

About the Author

<p>Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). She formerly served as the senior director of advocacy and outreach for World Vision US on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. She is the author of <em>Social Justice Handbook</em> and <em>Just Spirituality</em>, and coeditor of <em>Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice</em>. </p>