Hopeful Realism in Urban Ministry

by Barry K. Morris

Book Overview

What, pray tell, does a faithful urban ministry require if not a triadic relationship of prayer, justice, and hope? Could such a theologically conjunctive relationship of prayer, justice, and hope fortify urban ministry and challenge students and practitioners to ponder and practice beyond the box? Frequently, justice is collapsed to charity, hope into wishful thinking or temporarily arrested despair, and prayer a grasp at quick-fix interventions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498221432
• ISBN13: 9781498221436
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"