{"product_id":"faith-in-action-richard-l-wood-9780226905969","title":"Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America","description":"Over the past fifteen years, associations throughout the U.S. have organized citizens around issues of equality and social justice, often through local churches. But in contrast to President Bush's vision of faith-based activism, in which groups deliver social services to the needy, these associations do something greater. Drawing on institutions of faith, they reshape public policies that neglect the disadvantaged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To find out how this faith-based form of community organizing succeeds, Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California-the faith-based Pacific Institute for Community Organization and the race-based Center for Third World Organizing. Comparing their activist techniques and achievements, Wood argues that the alternative cultures and strategies of these two groups give them radically different access to community ties and social capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Creative and insightful, \u003ci\u003eFaith in Action\u003c\/i\u003e shows how community activism and religious organizations can help build a more just and democratic future for all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard L. Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226905969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226905969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.08w x 0.84d","brand":"Richard L. Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717133693183,"sku":"9780226905969","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cba7023-5412-4ccf-a8f7-d8eb34c760d0.jpg?v=1705687093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-in-action-richard-l-wood-9780226905969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}