Practical Justice: Living Off-Center in a Self-Centered World

"Kevin Blue has written a book that is both prophetic and practical. If he had simply chosen to be either prophetic or practical this would have been a much easier book to read. As it stands, it is not an 'easy read' at all. And for that I am deeply thankful."--Don Everts, author of Jesus with Dirty Feet and God in the Flesh

"Here is a prophetic new voice that will stir your soul and get your body moving. Kevin Blue offers an outstanding book on justice that tells it like it is--and much more. If you believe in justice and want to know what to do about it, this book is for you."--Dr. John Perkins, Founder, John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development, Inc.

"Kevin Blue invites us to journey into the world of the oppressed and view reality from the underside. With sensitivity and candor he confronts us with injustices--both blatant and veiled--and offers redemptive and practical responses for those who would seek to practice biblical justice."--Robert Lupton, author of Theirs Is the Kingdom and Renewing the City

"There have been many books written on urban ministry and on Christian justice. Most have been written by academicians or by missiologists. But Practical Justice is written from the vantage point of the streets, from toughs (and the vulnerable) 'hanging' with each other, and from the poverty and powerlessness of the homeless. Kevin Blue has been in street-level urban ministry most of his adult life. And through that ministry, he has come to a profound understanding of the ways both people and systems oppress, exploit and dominate the weak and vulnerable among them. In Practical Justice Kevin shares that understanding, fills it with biblical insight and proposes concrete ways you and I can work for the shalom of our cities."--Robert C. Linthicum, Partners in Urban Transformation

"Without overly romanticizing justice work, Practical Justice is a great resource with a holistic perspective on justice by someone who is field tested. It truly spurred me to rethink justice beyond events and activities."--Jose Humphreys, Prism, 2007"