Books and Resources

We believe that lasting transformation starts not with grand gestures but with consistent, faithful steps. That’s why we provide a curated hub of books and resources for individuals, churches and communities — equipping everyone to grow spiritually, think deeply about justice, and take practical action towards a fairer, more compassionate world.

Whether you want to deepen your faith, understand global issues, or learn how to practically serve others, the resources here offer guidance, inspiration and encouragement for the journey.

The Hopeful Activist -  Richard Gower

This practical guide empowers Christians to transform despair into action, offering tools to engage in God's restorative work. With contributions from Shane Claiborne and Lisa Sharon Harper, it inspires a hopeful, justice-driven faith.

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Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just - tim keller

It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn’t it full of regressive views? Didn’t it condone slavery? Why look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society? But Timothy Keller challenges these preconceived beliefs and presents the Bible as a fundamental source for promoting justice and compassion for those in need. In Generous Justice, he explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace: a generous, gracious justice. This book offers readers a new understanding of modern justice and human rights that will resonate with both the faithful and the skeptical.

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Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity -  Ronald J. Sider

Sider challenges affluent Christians to confront global poverty, urging a shift from wealth accumulation to radical generosity, aligning faith with justice.

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Half The Sky: How to Change the World Paperback – Nicholas D. Kristof

More girls have been killed in the last fifty years, precisely because they are girls, than men were killed in all the wars of the twentieth century combined.

In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth, it was totalitarianism. In the twenty-first, Kristof and WuDunn demonstrate, it will be the struggle for gender equality in the developing world.

Fierce, moral, pragmatic, full of amazing stories of courage and inspiration, HALF THE SKY is essential reading for every global citizen.

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God and Government - edited by Nick Spencer & Jonathan Chaplin

This collection explores the Christian perspective on the role of government, advocating for a faith-informed approach to public life and justice.

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Good News to the Poor: Sharing the gospel through social involvement - Tim Chester

Tim Chester argues passionately that evangelism and social action are inseparable as two arms of the church's mission.

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Neither Private nor Privileged: The Role of Christianity in Britain Today - Nick Spencer

Spencer examines Christianity's role in British society, advocating for a faith that engages publicly and justly in a pluralistic world.

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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Paperback – Katharine Hayhoe

In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.

DHayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. 

Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.

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Jesus and Politics: Confronting the Powers - Alan Storkey

Storkey delves into the political implications of Jesus' life and teachings, urging Christians to confront unjust systems with a transformative faith.

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Christian Guide to Environmental Issues - martin hodson, margot hodson

Environmental sustainability is a major issue in society today. While Christian response was generally slow in the 1980s and ’90s, concern has grown rapidly in the 21st century across the church.

In this book, two environmental experts consider eight of the key contemporary issues, offering eco-tips to enable practical response, as well as Bible-based reflections to deepen understanding.

Among the issues covered are climate change, food, biodiversity and population, and the relationship between environmental problems and issues relating to world development.

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"Doing God": A Future for Faith in the Public Square -  By Nick Spencer

Spencer discusses the necessity of faith in public life, advocating for a Christianity that actively shapes justice and societal well-being.

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L is for Lifestyle: CHRISTIAN LIVING THAT DOESN'T COST THE EARTY - RUTH VALERIO

How can we live more responsibly? In this A-Z, Ruth Valerio highlights the main threats to people and our planet, God's beloved creation. She shows us how, by making small but significant changes to our lifestyle, we can learn the secret of a life that is both fair and simple.

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Saying Yes to Life - ruth valerio

 

Saying Yes to Life lifts our focus from natural, everyday concerns to issues that are having an impact on millions of lives around the world. As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what he has created: to share in God's joy and ingenuity in making a difference for good.

Ruth Valerio imaginatively draws on the Days of Creation (Genesis 1) as she relates themes of light, water, land, the seasons, other creatures, humankind, Sabbath rest and resurrection hope to matters of environmental, ethical and social concern.

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Environment - ruth valerio

Take a biblical look at environmental issues.Our world is facing immense problems that we cannot ignore, and people are concerned. What do these problems have to do with our Christian faith?and more.A thought-provoking and challenging Bible study on this contemporary issue for small group or personal use.

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Called to Care: A Christian response to the climate challenge of our generation - Jo Knight

Our world is in a climate crisis. As the earth warms, increased floods, droughts, fires and disease threaten the people and the places we love. The poor already experience the impacts of this first and foremost, despite having contributed the least to the problem.

Stories from our global neighbours clarify the challenge. This book invites Christians to take climate justice seriously. Through inspiring stories, creative reflection and biblical teaching, readers will come to understand and connect creation and justice to their faith.

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