{"product_id":"good-news-to-the-poor-spirit-empowered-responses-to-poverty-paperback","title":"Good News to the Poor: Spirit-Empowered Responses to Poverty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWonsuk Ma\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eOpoku Onyinah\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRebekah Bled\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Difference Does Spirit-Empowerment Make in the Face of Global Poverty?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a Christian response to the immense and crushing demands of poverty? How may the poor be empowered within their own context? What answers can be found in Liberation Theology and the Prosperity Gospel?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars and practitioners gathered in Bogota, Colombia, at the 2019 Scholars' Consultation of Empowered21 to discuss these questions from a Spirit-empowered perspective. This book is the combination of these deep and engaging conversations at the Consultation and the subsequently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommissioned studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into two sections. The first is \"Foundational,\" addressing biblical, theological, and historical considerations of wealth and poverty, as well as a definition and overview of the current state of global poverty. The second section is \"Cases in Context,\" which provides reflections on real-life experiences from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough this marriage of foundational and contextual sections, the book engages pervasive issues faced in the majority world today: Civil unrest, policy issues, indigenous identity, urban slums, migration, globalization, education, and other concerns are considered in light of the Spiritʼs empowerment of individuals, churches, and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 516\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776361038112,"sku":"9781950971114","price":33.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0792549fa18a7b46ffc8837078b25f8a.webp?v=1780478119","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/good-news-to-the-poor-spirit-empowered-responses-to-poverty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}