From the 1400 political prisoners in Burma to farmers in Malawi facing poverty because of unfair trade rules, injustice is a daily fact of life in our global village. A new book by Graham Gordon is aimed to inspire and equip Christians to get involved.
What if You Got Involved? offers solid biblical foundations for involvement by Christians in tackling social injustice. It shows how Christians are called to speak out against social injustice and participate in the political process, as well as being involved in evangelism, discipleship, prayer and worship.
Written for those in the West who want to engage with oppressive structures and systems on a local and global level, What if You Got Involved? is for people who want to go beyond merely having an opinion on injustice - and want to do something about it.
Says Graham, who until recently was a public policy officer at Tearfund, now working with Tearfund partners in Peru: “I hope the book will help Christians to dream about what the world could be like if we did get really involved, and for that dream to become reality. What if you got involved? What if we all got involved?”
The book covers several crucial aspects of Christian discipleship and mission:
- it sets the context for the mission of the church by looking at the story of God establishing His Kingdom
- it looks at case studies from around the world, highlighting the current global interaction with social injustice. It includes practical suggestions and questions for reflection and application
What if You Got Involved? is ideal for churches, individuals, mission agencies and all those who want to take a stand against social injustice.
What if You God Involved?, by Graham Gordon, published by Paternoster Press (price £8.99). To order visit the Tearfund Resources Shop.