Unified We Are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities

Unified We Are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities
ISBN-10
0827238592
ISBN-13
9780827238596
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2016-05-10
Publisher
Chalice Press
Authors
Joerg Rieger, Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger

Description

The American dream of "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" is no longer possible, if it ever was. Most of us live paycheck-to-paycheck, and inequality has become one of the greatest problems facing our country. Working people and people of faith have the power to change this-but only when we get unified! In this practical and theological handbook for justice, renowned theologian Joerg Rieger and his wife, community and labor activist Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger, help the working majority (the 99% of us) understand what is happening and how we can make a difference. Discover how our faith is deeply connected with our work. Find out how to organize people and build power and what our different faith traditions can contribute. Learn from case studies where these principles have been used successfully-and how we can use them. Develop "deep solidarity" as a way to forge unity while employing our differences for the common good.

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