Resources for Social Change
This is a compilation by Sojourners of some of the best books, films, and training materials for making social change happen.
BOOKS ON SPIRITUAL FORMATION
* Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community
* Robert Coles - Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion
* Thomas Merton - New Seeds of Contemplation
* Henri Nouwen - In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
* Jim Wallis - The Call to Conversion
BOOKS ON CHRISTIAN LIVING & DISCIPLESHIP
* Shane Claiborne - The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
* Edwina Gately - Soul Sisters: Women in Scripture Speak to Women Today
* John Perkins - Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development
* Jim Wallis - The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America
BOOKS ON POLITICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE
* Joan Chittister - Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope
* Michael Emerson & Christian Smith - Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America
* Obery Hendricks - The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
* Theodore Jennings - Good News to the Poor
* Robert Linthicum - Building a People of Power
* Charles Marsh - The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice from the Civil Rights Movement to Today
* Bryant Myers - Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
* Ron Sider - Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity
* Ron Sider - Just Generosity: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America
* Jim Wallis - God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
* Howard Yoder - The Politics of Jesus
FILMS ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE (see our site for info about the Shalom Center Film Festivals)
* Gandhi - Required viewing for anyone who wants to see an epic about a non-violent movement that changed the world
* Milk - Not simply a gay rights movie, but a film about social movements and the cost to the individuals who lead them
* Saving Private Ryan / Munich - Spielberg films about World War II and the Middle East conflict.
* The Battle of Algiers - Documentary style film about colonialism and the struggle against it.
* The Up Series - Filmed in 7 year bursts since the early 60's, this is a unique record of life in the past half century
* Lone Star - A thrilling narrative taking place on the Texas/Mexico border that explores the necessity of ethnic reconciliation in the U.S.
* Field of Dreams - Not an obvious film about social change, but shows that healing family wounds might be one of the keys to peace in the rest of the world
