Withsomanyinjustices,smallandgreat,acrosstheworldandrightatourdoorstep,whatarepeopleoffaithtodo?Sincethe1930s,organizingmovementsforsocialjusticeintheU.S.havelargelybeenbuiltonassumptionsthataresecularorigin--suchasrelianceonself-interestandhavingacommonenemyasamotivatorforchange.ButwhatifChristiansweretoshapetheirorganizingaroundtheimplicationsofthetruththatGodisrealandJesusisrisen?AlexiaSalvatierrahasdevelopedamodelofsocialactionthatisrootedinthevaluesandconvictionsbornoffaith.TogetherwiththeologianPeterHeltzel,thismodelof“faith-rootedorganizing“offersapathtomeaningfulsocialchangethattakesseriouslythecommandtoloveGodandtoloveourneighborasourself.
