{"product_id":"the-least-of-these-jeff-hood-9798235830264","title":"The Least of These: Essays Toward A Theology of Homelessness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomelessness is not just a social problem. It is a theological location.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have built entire theologies around buildings, budgets, and belonging. We have almost none built around not having a place to lay your head.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Matthew 25, Jesus does not say \"you served the homeless.\" He says, \"you served me.\" That small shift changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Least of These\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays by Dan Kiniry and Jeff Hood, two theologians who have lived, organized, and broken bread in homeless communities across the South. It is an attempt to do theology from the curb, not the classroom - to listen before we lecture, to receive before we rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a policy manual or a how-to for outreach. It is a theological reorientation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy homelessness is a spiritual crisis for the housed church, not just a material crisis for the unhoused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on Eucharist, baptism, and prayer when there is no building to host them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories from the street that dismantle myths about laziness, addiction, and worthiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA critique of charity that maintains power, and a vision of kinship that shares it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA call for the church to leave its property and recover its identity as a pilgrim people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe write as Christians who believe that God is not waiting for the homeless to come to church. God is already encamped with them. The question is whether we will join.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are tired of theology that defends the status quo, and hungry for a faith that looks like shared bread in a circle on the ground - this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Kiniry\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and community theologian working at the intersection of poverty, liturgy, and place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Hood\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theologian, activist, and pastor who has served as a longtime chaplain on death row and who shares the Eucharist on . He is the author of multiple books on radical faith and public theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Hood,Dan Kiniry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235830264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Theology School Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Jeff Hood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874765320447,"sku":"9798235830264","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-least-of-these-jeff-hood-9798235830264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}