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Poverty!Its a Matter of FaithAlabama Poverty Project

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith A Call to Action

Sacred Texts Overview Judaism Christianity Islam

Religious Perspective on Economic and Public Policy Books/Articles Teaching Materials

Additional Resources Books/Articles Links

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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith A Call to Action

JudaismTikkun Olam Repair the World and Tzedekah Charity Deuteronomy 15:11 11For the poor shall never cease out of the land;

therefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt surely open thy hand untothy poor and needy brother, in thy land.

Christianity Matthew 34:34-40 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and youinvited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and youlooked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me 40 "The King willreply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of thesebrothers of mine, you did for me.

IslamSadaqa and Zakat

Surah 9:60The obligatory charity shall be only for the poor and the needy, and for those who work to collect it, and to influence hearts (to belief), for ransoming captives, and debtors in the Way of Allah and the destitutetraveler. It is an obligation from Allah. Allah is Knowing, Wise.

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith JudaismTikkun Olam and Tzedekah

Deuteronomy 15:11 11For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt surelyopen thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.

Articles The History of Tikkun OlamRabbi Jill Jacobs Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Omer Study Initiative

Compilation of Tikkun Olam Hunger and Poverty Text Tikkun Olam for a New GenerationRabbi Greg Harris How to Fight PovertyRabbi Jill Jacobs

Providing, Food, Clothing and ShelterRabbi Steven Bayar Making Synagogues Vessels of Tikkun OlamRabbi Mordechai

Liebling Tzedakah CollectivesRabbi Mordechai Liebling


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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Teaching Materials

The Tzedek Partner Program: Learning, Giving, and Organizing for SocialJustice

http://www.jewishjustice.org/download/section71/povertycurriculum.pdf One Campaign

http://www.one.org/us/onesabbath/jewish.html 100 Days Torah Guide Shabbat Torah Guide Small Group Study Guide

Links National Organizations

Jewish Funds for Justice http://www.jewishjustice.org/index.php

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger www.mazon.org Jewish Council for Public Affairs www.jewishpublicaffairs.org Alabama Organizations

Birmingham Jewish Federation www.bjf.org Collat Jewish Family Services http://www.cjfsbham.org/

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Christianity

Matthew 34:34-40 35 For I was hungry and you gave mesomething to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something todrink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothesand you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I wasin prison and you came to visit me 40"The King will reply, 'I tellyou the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of thesebrothers of mine, you did for me.

Articles The Imperative of Made in the Image: A Bible Study Regarding

the Churchs Response to PovertyAlabama Poverty Project Statement on PovertyChristian Churches Together Blessed Are the Poor?Rev. Jim Evans The Voice of Faith Necessary in Social IssuesRev. Jim Evans


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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Faith Council meeting is GroundbreakingRev. Jim Evans Making Sense Out of Poverty: How Conservatives got it wrong and

liberals didnt get it, and why we all ought to read the Bible MoreOftenDr. Wayne Flynt

Helping Nobodies and Shut-Outs Best Way to Serve God,Garland Says Belltower, Samford University

Teaching Materials Lessons in Racism and PovertyAmerican Baptist Churches USA

and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Rich (film)Nooma www.flannel.com Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in Gods World by David

Beckmann and Arthur Simon Churches That Make a Difference by Ronald J. Sider The Poverty and Justice Bible by American Bible Society

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Sojourners Magazinewww.sojo.net

Hungry for Justice (Study Guide) Christians and Poverty (Discussion Guide)

Jesus Main TeachingTony Campolo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasjRvevFFo

One Campaign Building Champions to End PovertyResults Education Fund Two Breads, Three Worlds SkitCompassion International Caring for the Least of These Study GuideNeue Ministry

Links National Organizations

Micah Challenge www.micahchallenge.us The Poverty Initiative http://www.povertyinitiative.org/

Alabama Organizations Greater Birmingham Ministries www.gbm.org Alabama Faith Council www.alfaithcouncil.org Alabama Arise www.alarise.org


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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith IslamZakat and Sadaqa

Surah 9:60The obligatory charity shall be only for the poor and the needy, and for those who work to collect it, and to influence hearts (to belief), for ransoming captives, and debtors in the Way of Allah and the destitutetraveler. It is an obligation from Allah. Allah is Knowing, Wise.

Hadith Vol. 2, Book 24, No. 544 .Blessed is the wealth of a Muslim from which he gives to the

poor, the orphans and to needy travelers. (Or the Prophet saidsomething similar to it) No doubt, whoever takes it illegally will belike the one who eats but is never satisfied, and his wealth will be awitness against him on the Day of Resurrection.~~ ProphetMohammed (PBUH)

Articles God, Gifts, and Poor People: On Charity in IslamThierry Kochuyt Poverty in Traditional Islamic Thought: Is it Virtue or Captivity?

Osman Guner

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Islam and the Ethic of Human Concern and Social ActionImam

Zaid Shakir (One Campaign) Teaching Materials

One Campaign: Sadaqa Masjid Guide Ramadan Toolkit

10 Things Families can do to Fight PovertySoundvision.com Links

National Organizations Islamic Society of North America-- www.isna.net

Islamic Relief USA-- www.irw.org Alabama Organizations Birmingham Islamic Society

http://www.bisweb.org/community/outreach/


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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Religious Perspectives on Economic and Public Policy

Articles Tax Policy Offends Christian ValuesSusan Pace Hamill Pay Day Lending-An Ungodly PracticePastor James L. Evans Poverty is Never FashionableTheresa Shadrix, The Anniston Star What Exactly is a Living WageRochelle Sharpe Alabama Faith Council Statement on Living Wage Yale Panel: Does Political Engagement have a Theological

Foundation?Hannah Elliott Teaching Materials

Judaism The Living Wage: A Jewish ApproachRabbi Jill Jacobs Does Judaism Need a Living WageRabbi Jill Jacobs

Christian Poverty 101: From Talk to Walk (4 Part Documentary Series)

www.urbanministries.org

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith The Least of TheseFair Taxes and the Moral Duty of Christians by

Susan Pace Hamill As Certain as Death by Susan Pace Hamill Blessed are the Poor? Womens Poverty, Family Policy, and Pratical

Theology from the Churches Center for Theology and Public Policy byPamela D. Couture

Sojourners Magazine www.sojo.net Christians and the Global Economy (Discussion Guide) A Vision for Overcoming Poverty (Discussion Guide)

Gods Politics by Jim Wallis Islam

The Quran and Poverty Alleviation: A Theorectical Model for CharityBased Islamic-Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)Ahmad Kaleem,Saima Ahmed

Islam, Poverty and Income Distribution by Ziauddin Ahmad Poverty and Economics in the QuranMichael Bonner Islamic Economic Institutions and the Elimination of Poverty ed. by

Munawar Iqbar


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Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith Additional Resources

Books and Articles: Worlds Apart: Why Poverty Persists in Rural America By Cynthia

M. Duncan Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara

Ehrenreich Dixies Forgotten People: The Souths Poor Whites by Dr. Wayne

Flynt Proud but Proud: Alabamas Poor Whites by Wyane Flynt The Other America by Michael Harrington Inside Alabama: A Personal History of My State by Harvey Jackson Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling

in America by Jonathan Kozol Make me into Zeuss Daughter by Barbara Robinette Moss

Poverty! Its a Matter of Faith How the Other Half Lives by Jacob A. Riis Working Poor: Invisible in America by David Shipler Listen to me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife

by Margaret Charles Smith and Linda Janet Holmes Links

The Poverty Forum www.thepovertyforum.org Greater Birmingham Ministries www.gbm.org Alabama Faith Council www.alfaithcouncil.org Alabama Arise www.alarise.org Impact Alabama www.impactalabama.org

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