From Holy Power to Holy Profits: The Black Church and Community Economic Development

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Summary: A READER FROM OAKLAND CA. 1/27/01
Review: WHAT A GREAT BOOK! VERY ENLIGHTEN TO PROMOTE THE LIBERATION AND SERVANT THEOLOGIES OF CHRIST. TO BRING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT INTO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL,SOCIAL,ECONOMIC,EDUCATIONAL,AND HEALTH NEEDS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. REBUILDING THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATING ECONOMIC SELF-HELP.HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC INJUSTICES.I AM HAPPY THAT THERE ARE CHURCHES ADDRESSING THESE PROBLEMS.DR.WALTER MALONE,JR.ALSO GIVES A CASE STUDIES:RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS WITH MINISTRIES OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.THIS BOOK IS A MUST!READ.VERY INFORMATIVE!