Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing - Softcover

Barber II, Rev. Dr. William J.; Lowery, Rev. Dr. Rick; Theoharis, Rev. Dr. Liz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807025607 ISBN 13: 9780807025604

Publisher: Beacon Press, 2018

Synopsis

A collection of sermons and speeches that lay out a groundbreaking vision for intersectional organizing, paired with inspirational and practical essays from activists in today’s Poor People’s Campaign

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II has been called “the closest person we have to Martin Luther King Jr. in our midst” (Cornel West) and “one of the most gifted organizers and orators in the country today” (Ari Berman). In this age of political division and civic unrest, Rev. Barber’s message is more necessary than ever. This volume features Rev. Barber’s most stirring sermons and speeches, with response essays by prominent public intellectuals, activists, and faith leaders. Drawing from the history of social movements in the US, especially the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber and the contributors to this volume speak to the most pressing issues of our time, including Black Lives Matter, the fight for a $15 minimum wage, the struggle to protect voting rights, the march for women’s rights, and the movement to overcome poverty and unite the dispossessed across all dividing lines. Grounded in the fundamental biblical theme of poor and oppressed people taking action together, the book suggests ways to effectively build a fusion movement to make America fair and just for everyone.

About this title

About the Author:

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, cochair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. A visiting professor of public theology and activism, Rev. Dr. Barber is also the author of The Third Reconstruction.

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis is founder and codirector of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice and coordinator of the Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, Theoharis is a popular speaker, teacher, and activist, and has published numerous books and articles including Always With Us?: What Jesus Really Said About the Poor.

Rev. Dr. Richard H. Lowery is President of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Affiliate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Christian Theological Seminary, and Adjunct Professor at Lexington Theological Seminary. Rick is a popular speaker and preacher and is the author of a number of articles, chapters, and books focused on biblical theology and ethics related to themes of social-economic and ecological justice, including Sabbath and Jubilee (Chalice Press, 2000).

Review:

“Often, Barber’s stirring rhetoric—his use of anaphora, his skillful interweaving of academic research with folksy quotes from his grandmother—radiates off the page . . . . Inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0807025607
• ISBN 13: 9780807025604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248