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The inspiring new book Micah’s Challenge: The Church’s Responsibility to the Global Poor endorsed by Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg is now available.
Joel Edwards, Tony Campolo, René Padilla and the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane are just some of the theologians and activists from around the world that have contributed to the book. Micah’s Challenge not only offers a passionate, biblical, and challenging call to Christians to think afresh and act decisively as individuals and as Christian communities, but speaks more broadly to a world that is earnestly seeking solutions to the grave problem of poverty.
In his foreword, Gordon Brown warmly welcomes the book and reflects on the role played by the Christian faith in working towards a more just world, “Micah Challenge is harnessing that faith to unite Christians globally from across church denominations to deepen that commitment to people living in poverty through prayer, service and advocacy. You are already making a huge difference.”
Micah Challenge is a global movement of people in 40 nations who want to take up the challenge laid down by the Old Testament prophet, Micah, and speak out against the injustice of global poverty. As Jim Wallis, author of God’s Politics, writes in his chapter, down the years the Christian faith has been a powerful force behind social movements: “The network of faith communities, non-governmental organisations, celebrities, and millions of people around the world has brought a moral spotlight to the unsustainable indebtedness and the systemic poverty of the world’s poorest countries.” In his foreword, the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, calls for a similar global coalition to “galvanise the action” required to respond to what he describes as “a development emergency”.
Drawing together a wide range of prophetic voices to explore the theological, ethical and practical dimensions of Micah's challenge the book offers a variety of perspectives on our global responsibility to the poor amongst us. The heart of the book is an exploration of 'acting justly', 'walking humbly', and 'loving mercy'. Following an introduction on the history and vision of Micah Challenge, the chapters move from biblical and theological reflections on issues of poverty, through more practical explorations of social ethics, to a corporate and personal call, which asks the question, ‘What are we doing about all this?’
Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, commends the book, saying, “Micah’s Challenge calls us as Christians to live out the kingdom values evident in our faith, to set free those captive to poverty, to release those bound by economic injustice, and to proclaim the abundance of God’s creation for the two-thirds of our world”.
Make sure you get a copy… order online at www.authenticmedia.co.uk , or call 0870 420 8188, or at Wesley Owen bookstores or www.wesleyowen.com : Micah's Challenge - editors Marijke Hoek and Justin Thacker – published April 2008 by Paternoster. CODE/ISBN: 9781842276068.
For more information about the book visit the Authentic Media website.
For more information about the Micah Challenge visit their website: www.micahchallenge.org.uk - core members working within Micah Challenge UK include: African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA), Alpha International / Holy Trinity Brompton, BMS World Mission, Christian Aid, Christian Medical Fellowship, Christian Today, Evangelical Alliance, Faithworks, Global Connections, New Frontiers, Oasis, Shaftesbury Society, SPEAK, Tearfund, World Vision UK.
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