Table of Contents: “…The origins of activism, 1950-1963 -- The churches and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- "Visitors in Hell" : church involvement in the movement in Mississippi -- "Servanthood" in Mississippi : the Delta Ministry, 1964-1966 -- Reconciliation and "the justice place" : the Delta Ministry, 1966-1974 -- The National Council of Churches and racial matters "at home" : changing circumstances, 1964-1969 -- The Black manifesto and its aftermath : the end of an era.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Establishing Feminism's Moral Authority: The National Council of Churches --…”

Table of Contents: “…Resolutions of the National Council of Churches --…”

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: setting the context for the struggle : religion and the war on poverty -- "Kind of a secular sacrament" : the Catholic war on poverty -- The conscience of the church : The National Council of Churches and the war on poverty -- Creating an ecumenical antipoverty coalition : IFCO, black power, and the war on poverty -- The Black Manifesto : challenging the ecumenical antipoverty coalition -- Fracturing the antipoverty coalition : the aftermath of the Black Manifesto -- Conclusion: "To become as radical as Christ" : faith-based activism and the long war on poverty in the twenty-first century -- Manuscript repositories and collections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Table of Contents: “…(PCUSA) -- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) -- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (CCDC) -- American Baptist Churches in the USA (ABC) -- United Church of Christ (UCC) -- Reformed Church in America (RCA) -- United Methodist Church (UMC) -- Catholic Church -- National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) -- Renewal movements -- Mainline Christian denominations and public policy -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Sexuality issues within denominations -- Capital punishment -- Embryonic stem-cell research -- End-of-life decisions and the right to die -- Faith-based initiative -- Immigration -- Iraq war -- Abortion -- Values and public policy -- Worldwide perspective -- England -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Poland -- Sweden -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Daniel Berrigan -- Joan Chittister -- William Sloane Coffin, Jr. -- John Clagget Danforth -- Dorothy Day -- Robert W. …”
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