Organizing Justice Church
Ebook
Called to work on social justice in the church in the early 1960s, Paul Kittlaus tells his story of defining the issues for his time, finding colleagues who would be trusty companions on a rather rough path, learning and teaching skills for social change, and empowering both clergy and laity to define their faith in terms of justice for those who are poor and marginalized. He also calls to the church of today to place social change and justice at the center of its ministry.
“Organizing Justice Church is a superb memoir of an extraordinary life and an eloquent call for church reform. Drawing on his deeply personal experiences of love, loss, and personal challenge, Paul Kittlaus urges church institutions to work harder and smarter at understanding and helping resolve the manifold injustices that exist domestically and internationally. The life and lessons of Paul Kittlaus will be valuable to those who live a traditional religious life as well as those who see (or want to see) the hope a spiritual impulse can provide.”
—Barry Lynn, former executive director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
“This is a story of commitment, conviction, and courage lived upfront, personal, and boldly before the powers and principalities of injustice. The result is justice made visible in the heart, the church, the nation, and world. Paul Kittlaus’s story is a reminder that change is possible when you are willing to step out in faith, at times with a broken body and sometimes crushed spirit, but always a belief that transformation and newness is possible.”
—Yvonne V. Delk, editor of Afro-Christian Convention: The Fifth Stream of the United Church of Christ
- Title: Organizing Justice Church
- Authors: Paul Kittlaus, Randi Jones Walker
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666776508, 9781666776485, 1666776483, 9781666776492, 1666776491, 1666776505
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666776508
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-03T20:42:05Z
Paul Kittlaus earned a BA in 1956 from the University of Missouri, an MDiv in 1959 from Chicago Theological Seminary/University of Chicago, and an MA in 1979 from George Washington University, Washington, DC. He served as a pastor (urban, suburban, and downtown congregations), full-time organizer against the war in Vietnam, director of theological training at the Los Angeles urban training center, and director of the United Church of Christ Washington public policy office.