Social Ministry, Revised Edition

by Dieter T. Hessel

Book Overview

This work challenges pastors, seminarians, and active members of the laity to rethink the social character of their ministry. Dieter Hessel calls on parish communities to "meet human need with good Samaritan love while acting for justice with prophetic boldness." In this updated edition, Hessel assesses major new developments that have occurred in both church and society since the first publication of Social Ministry. He gives special attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664252419
• ISBN13: 9780664252410
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.3"