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Social Justice Empowerment Program Handbook
Table of Contents
  1. Characteristics of UU congregations involved in successful social change ministry
  2. Integrating social justice into life of the whole congregation
  3. Role of congregation and board of trustees in social justice ministry
  4. How to structure social justice in local congregations
  5. Effective committees and task groups
  6. Social justice committee job description
  7. Create caring community for those who are involved in doing social justice ministry
  8. Ways of getting people involved in social justice programs
  9. How to motivate people to do social justice
  10. Financial resources for social justice program
  11. The social change cycle
  12. Structures for democratic decision making about social justice issues
  13. Voting method for setting priorities for social action projects
  14. Preparing an action plan
  15. Strategies for managing conflict in congregations about social justice issues
  16. Social concerns and the uua statements of conscience  process
  17. Bibliography
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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND SOCIAL CHANGE THEORY

    Bobo, Kim, Kendall, Jackie, and Max, Steve. Organizing for Social Change: A Manual for Activists in the 1990s. Washington: Seven Locks Press, 1991.

    Coover, Virginia, Deacon, Ellen, Esser, Charles, and Moore, Christopher.
    Resource Manual for a Living Revolution: A Handbook of Skills and Tools for Social Change Activists. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers, 1985.

    Dale, Duane. How to Make Citizen Involvement Work: Strategies for Developing Clout.
    Citizen Involvement Training Project, 138 Hasbrook, Division of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Mass., 01003.

    Evans, Alice Frazer, Evans, Robert A., and Kennedy, William Bean.
    Pedagogies for the Non-Poor. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1987.

    Fagan, Harry. Empowerment: Skills for Parish Social Action. New York: Paulist Press.

    Huenefeld, John. The Community Activists Handbook: a Guide for Citizen Leaders and Planners. Boston: Beacon Press, 1970.

    MacKay, Linda Gray. Busy Person’s Guide to Social Action. Boston: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
     
     

    THE LOCAL CONGREGATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY

    Carroll, Jackson W., McKinney, William, and Rosen, David A.,
    Varieties of Religious Presence: Mission in Public Life.
    New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1984.

    Dudley, Carl S. Basic Steps Toward Community Ministry
    Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute, 1991.

    Hessel, Dieter. Social Ministry.
    Philadelphia: Westminister Press, 1982.

    Hopewell, James. Congregation: Stories and Structures.
    Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987.

    Nelson, C. Ellis. Congregations: Their Power to Form and Transform.
    Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988.

    Peck, M. Scott. A Different Drum: Community Making and Peace.
    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.

    Schaller, Lyle E. The Change Agent: The Strategy of Innovative Leadership.
    New York: Abingdon Press, 1972.

    Schaller, Lyle E. Getting Things Done: Concepts and Skills for Leaders.
    Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1986.
     
     

    THEOLOGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

    Fox, Matthew. A Spirituality Named Compassion.
    Minneapolis: Winston Press, 1979.

    Palmer, Parker. The Company of Strangers: Christians and the Renewal of America’s Public Life. New York: Crossroad, 1990.

    Simpson, Dick. The Politics of Compassion and Transformation.
    Athens: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1989.

    Wunthnow, Robert. Acts of Compassion: Caring For Others And Helping Ourselves
    Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991.
     
     

    UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST POLITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

    Adams, James Luther. The Prophethood of All Believers. ed. George K. Beach.
    Boston: Beacon Press, 1986.

    Adams, James Luther. Voluntary Associations. ed. George K. Beach.
    Chicago: Exploration Press, 1986.

    Gilbert, Richard. The Prophetic Imperative: Unitarian Universalist for a New Social Gospel. Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 1989.


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