People Get Ready: Twelve Jesus-Haunted Misfits, Malcontents, and Dreamers in Pursuit of Justice
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Overview
Meet twelve activists whose faith transformed twentieth-century America.
In a political climate where Christianity is increasingly seen as reactionary, People Get Ready offers a revolutionary alternative. Narrated by some of the most galvanizing voices of the current moment, this collection of succinct and evocative biographies tells the stories of twelve modern apostles who lived the gospel mission and unsettles what we think we know about Christianity’s role in American politics.
As the spiritual successor to Can I Get a Witness?, People Get Ready presents a diverse cast of twentieth-century “saints” who bore witness to their faith with unapologetic advocacy for the marginalized. From novelists to musicians to scientists, these courageous men and women rose to the challenges of their times. Just so, readers will reflect on their legacies in light of the challenges of today.
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- Tells the stories of twelve modern apostles who lived the gospel mission and unsettles what we think we know about Christianity’s role in American politics
- Profiles courageous men and women rose to the challenges of their times
- Presents a diverse cast of twentieth-century “saints” who bore witness to their faith with unapologetic advocacy for the marginalized
- Foreword by Charles Marsh
- Acknowledgments
- Ansley L. Quiros on Florence Jordan
- Carolyn Renée Dupont on Bruce Klunder
- Jemar Tisby on Tom Skinner
- Mallory McDuff on Rachel Carson
- Mark R. Gornik on Allan M. Tibbels
- Jane Hong on Mary Paik Lee
- Jacqueline A. Bussie on Flannery O’Connor
- Peter Slade on Pete Seeger
- Ann Hostetler on Toni Morrison
- Daniel P. Rhodes on Jack Egan
- Lauren F. Winner on Sarah Patton Boyle
- M. Therese Lysaught on Ramon Dagoberto Quiñones
The sharp biographical sketches affirm that Christian faith can fuel progressive action and illuminate the complexities of Christian progressivism. The stories will inspire and discomfit.
—Publishers Weekly
The 12 people profiled in this fascinating collection of biographical essays were indeed, as the title suggests, ready to pursue justice, often against great odds. . . . All. . . are well served by the authors of their profiles[,] . . . who do not hesitate to point out flaws while nevertheless celebrating their subjects’ many contributions.
—Booklist
- Title: People Get Ready: Twelve Jesus-Haunted Misfits, Malcontents, and Dreamers in Pursuit of Justice
- Authors: Peter Slade, Shea Tuttle, Jacqueline A. Bussie
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 348
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Example; Christian biography › United States; Christianity and justice › United States; Social justice › Religious aspects--Christianity; Church work › United States; United States › Church history--20th century
- ISBNs: 9780802879042, 0802879047
- Resource ID: LLS:PPLGTRDPRSTJSTC
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-12T16:48:23Z