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At the same time intimate and sweeping, Born of the Sun tells the story of a young man from a Namibian village whose life is forever changed by global forces swirling around him. Muronga, a new father, must first navigate the changes that foreign missionaries press on his community's traditional lives. Then, as the new colonial administration taxes the people beyond their abilities to pay, he leaves his family for South Africa where work in the bustling gold mines promises great income but exposes him to racism, abuse, and ultimately a vision for Africa's liberation. ¿A fast-flowing novel with a compelling protagonist, Born of the Sun calls the colonial world to account and offers a hopeful new future.

These remarkable essays by theologians and pastors from Latin America, the Carribean, and the United States discuss North-South relations, the effects of global market economics on the poor and disposessed, the burgeoning Pentecostal movement, indigenous religious expression, and more. Throughout is a call for churches and ecumenical movements to be involved in these issues in creative and sensitive ways. ¿Contributors include Walter Altmann, Harvey Cox, Elsa Támez, Luis N. Rivera-Pagán, Jeremiah Wright, and more.

"It is probably easier to be Christian in any other area of life than it is in the area of race. Here the practice of the Christian religion seems to break down most completely." ¿These words of prophetic judgment ground Mays's attempt to set down a Christian basis for the elimination of prejudice and discrimination. Reflecting on both the Old and New Testaments, Mays reads in the plain sense of scripture a call for us to live together in harmony and justice. He also draws from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to emphasize the broader context of the work.

Ethics in the Present Tense will enthrall you with some of the most significant popular religion writing from the last generation. Ranging widely across political, social, ethical, and cultural issues, a cast of renowned writers engage feminist and womanist theology, abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, human rights, and foreign policy.

In The Indian Affair Deloria traces the history of broken treaties with the Indians, describing how they were swindled out of their rights and pulling no punches in naming indiviuals, agencies, and corporations that have participated. Christian communities aren't exempted from critique either. ¿Deloria highlights the hard feelings that remain due to Christian complicity with Indian mistreatment and urges churches to do the "thousand little things" needed to heal the wounds left by the "Trail of Broken Promises".