To Serve This Present Age: Social Justice Ministry in the Black Church

At a time when the African American church is increasingly associated with the controversial prosperity gospel, pastors Daniel Ayers and Reginald Williams remind black church leaders of the prophetic call to "do justice." Exploring first the biblical foundations for justice work that goes beyond charity, the authors also recall the storied history of the black church's leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. From there, the practical resource establishes the contemporary need for justice m...