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500 Years of Protest and Liberty, From Martin Luther to Civil Rights

By Nicolas Miller. Traces a line from Martin Luther’s ideas about the equality of persons before God to more current debates about...

ACLU Know Your Rights

A resource from the American Civil Liberties Union that provides information on our rights, how to exercise them, and what to do...

All the Way In: A Story of Activism, Incarceration, and Organic Farming

By Jeanne Clark OP. The story of one Dominican sister’s ongoing journey in religious life, moving from conventional ministries to a growing...

Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age

By Mae Elise Cannon. Calls on the church to respond substantively to the needs of the poor, the realities of racial inequity,...

Called to Action: NETWORK’s 50 Years of Political Ministry

By Mara D. Rutten. Tells the story of a group of Roman Catholic nuns in 1971 — inspired by the reforms of...

Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community-Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice

Edited by Charles Marsh, Shea Tuttle & Dan Rhodes. Stories of thirteen pioneers for social justice who engaged in peaceful protest and...

Changing Witness: Catholic Bishops and Public Policy, 1917-1994

By Michael Warner. Traces the development of the social teachings of America’s Catholic bishops from World War I to the present and...

Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century

By Michael Beer. A practical resource that dovetails two online sources (Nonviolence International’s Nonviolent Tactics Database and Organizing & Training Archive) so...

Claiming Your Voice: Speaking Truth to Power

By Norvene Vest. Examines four contemporary deforming patterns: market culture, American empire, climate crisis, and racism. In consideration of the Christian foundations in...

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Third Edition

By Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler & Emily Gregory. This updated edition provides skills to ensure every conversation―especially difficult ones―leads to...

Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age

By Alan Noble. Lays out individual, ecclesial, and cultural practices that disrupt society’s deep-rooted assumptions and point beyond them to Jesus. Casts...

Exhibitions for Social Justice (Museum Meanings)

By Elena Gonzales. Demonstrating that museums have the power to help our society become more hospitable, equitable, and sustainable, assesses the state...

Faith in Action: A Handbook for Activists, Advocates and Allies

By Richard Wood. Offers information on a wide range of topics, including racial justice, environmental concerns, LGBTQIA equality, Native people’s rights, women’s...

How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing & Resistance

By L.A. Kauffman. Delves into the history of America’s major demonstrations, beginning with the 1963 March on Washington, to reveal the ways protests...

I Am Indeed Your Brother: A Servant of Jesus Among Allah’s Poor

By Bob McCahill. For over forty years, the author, a Maryknoll priest, has pursued an unusual witness among the Muslim poor of Bangladesh....

Join the Resistance: Step into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice

By Michelle Ferrigno Warren. The author, a faith-rooted justice advocate and activist, encourages Christians to join Christ’s restorative work in the world....

Making a Living, Making a Difference

By Chris Jeske. A free downloadable guide to discernment, peacemaking careers, job search, financial confidence and work-life balance. Read more.

Making a Living, While Making a Difference

By Melissa Everett. A timely and informative guide to a working life built on principled choices and an entrepreneurial attitude. It’s about...

Materiality as Resistance: Five Elements for Moral Action in the Real World

By Walter Brueggemann. Defines materiality as the use of the material aspects of the Christian faith, as opposed to materialism, which places possessions and physical comfort over...

Paul Farmer: Servant to the Poor

By Jennie Weiss Block. An introduction to this physician and medical anthropologist of international stature whose faith has driven him to work...

Practice the Pause: Jesus’ Contemplative Practice, New Brain Science, and What It Means to Be Fully Human

By Caroline Oakes. Discusses new developments in brain science that show an intentional practice of pausing for a few minutes of meditation,...

Preaching as Resistance: Voices of Hope, Justice, and Solidarity

Edited by Phil Snyder. A collection of sermons from diverse pastors across America, calling for radical change rooted in love, solidarity, and...

Preaching Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts

By William Brosend. A book for preachers, teachers, and other leaders, along with students of preaching. Demonstrates how to proclaim honest, faithful,...

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual

By Luvvie Ajayi Jones. Suggests that in order to do the things that will truly, meaningfully change our lives, we have to...

Prophetic and Public: The Social Witness of U.S. Catholicism (Moral Traditions)

By Kristin E. Heyer. Considers what constitutes appropriate religious political engagement holding that public theology connects religious faith, concepts, and practices to...

Public Witness: The Pastoral Letters of the American Catholic Bishops

By Camilla J. Kari. Holds that the letters of American bishops have evolved to accommodate change in form and purpose; provides historical...

Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up

By Kathy Khang. Offers insights from faithful heroes who raised their voices for the sake of God’s justice, and shows how we can do...

Reclaiming Prophetic Witness: Liberal Religion in the Public Square

By Paul Rasor. This call to action dispels the myth that conservative Christianity is the only valid religious voice in the national...

Revolutionary Nonviolence: Organizing for Freedom

By James M. Lawson Jr. An account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining...

Sacred Resistance: A Practical Guide to Christian Witness and Dissent

By Ginger Gaines-Cirelli. Addresses these questions, among others: • When Christians see that something is wrong in our nation or community, how and...

Say Good: Speaking Across Hot Topics, Complex Relationships, and Tense Situations

By Ashlee Eiland. Helps readers discover the power of stewarding our unique voice when topics like political issues, theology, and current events...

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways

By Dorcas Cheng-Tozun. Offers six possible ideas for social justice work other than the traditional leading, advocating, organizing etc. These include: Connectors:...

Sojourners

Encourages Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship through resources like...

The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism

By Robert Coles. Explores the concept of idealism and why it necessary to the individual and society. Read more.

The Church for the World: A Theology of Public Witness

By Jennifer McBride. Constructs a theology of public witness for church communities in contrast to the triumphal manner in which many have...

The Power of Proximity, Moving Beyond Awareness to Action

By Michelle Warren. Makes the case that merely raising awareness about injustice is not enough and challenges readers to live in communities...

The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists

By Curtiss Paul DeYoung. A collection of reflections written following the murder of George Floyd, to provide spiritual sustenance for the activist soul....

The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better

By Zoe Weil. Forges a path away from polarization toward ethical problem solving and a more humane, equitable, and healthy society Provides...

The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists

By Kevin O’Brien. Argues that we should respond to climate change first and foremost as a case of systematic and structural violence....

The Voice of Witness Reader: Ten Years of Amplifying Unheard Voices

Edited by by Dave Eggers. A collection of stories of people impacted by some of the most crucial human rights crises of...

Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

By Thomas E. Ricks. Offers a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement and its legacy today. Draws deeply on the author’s...

We Are Called to Be a Movement

By Rev. Dr. William Barber. In a single, rousing sermon, the celebrated leader of the Poor People’s Campaign makes an impassioned argument...

When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together

By Terence Lester. Looks at the obstacles that prevent us from getting involved, and offers practical ways that we can accomplish things...

Where We Live: Environmental Activists’ Fight to Save Their Communities

By Randy Cunningham. Drawing on interviews the author conducted with environmental activists across rural and urban Appalachia and the Midwest, analyzes what...