Do All Lives Matter?: The Issues We Can No Longer Ignore and the Solutions We All Long For

by Wayne Gordon, John M. Perkins, Senator Dick Durbin (Foreword by), Richard Mouw (Afterword)

Overview

Something is wrong in our society. Deeply wrong.
The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents—but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence and mistreatment, and some of us defensively answer back, "All lives matter." But do they? Really?

This book is an exploration of that question. It delves into history and current events, into Christian teaching and personal stories, in order to start a conversation about the way forward. Its raw but hopeful words will help move us from apathy to empathy and from empathy to action.

We cannot do everything. But we can each do something.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801075339
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/14/2017
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Wayne Gordon is cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association and lead pastor of Lawndale Community Church in inner-city Chicago, where he has ministered for nearly forty years. He is cofounder of the Lawndale Christian Health Center and teaches at several colleges and seminaries. He and his wife, Anne, have three adult children.

John M. Perkins is cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association and director of the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development in Jackson, Mississippi. He is the author of many books, including Dream with Me and Let Justice Roll Down, named by Christianity Today as one of the top fifty books that have shaped evangelicals.

Table of Contents

Foreword Senator Dick Durbin 13

Introduction: A Sense of Urgency 15

1 A Movement is Born 19

2 Listening to Others' Stories and Sharing Our Own 25

3 Owning Up: A Candid Overview of US History 35

4 Invisible People 45

5 Building on Common Ground 51

6 Black Lives Matter: A Christian Response 59

7 From Tears to Action 67

8 Let Us Sow Love 71

9 Holding On to Hope 83

Afterword Richard J. Mouw 87

Acknowledgments 91