{"product_id":"theirs-is-the-kingdom-celebrating-the-gospel-in-urban-america-9780060653071","title":"Theirs Is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America","description":"\"A gripping discovery of God's grace where we least expect to find it--in the decaying core of the city.\" --Ronald A. Nikkel, president, Prison Fellowship International\u003cp\u003e\"The story of Lupton's ministry is one of the most inspiring in America. Those of us who are trying to accomplish something of value in urban settings look to him and his co-workers as models.\" --Tony Campolo, author of \u003cem\u003eStories That Feed Your Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban ministry activist Robert Lupton moved into a high crime area of Atlanta intending to bring Christ's message into the ghetto--but his humbling discovery of a spiritual life already flowering in the city's urban soil forces the minister to reexamine the deepest parts of his own soul, confronting his own patronizing, materialistic attitudes and the biases he himself held against the urban poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert D. Lupton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060653071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLupton, Robert D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT D. LUPTON is founder and president of FCS (Focused Community Strategies) Urban Ministries and author of \u003cem\u003eToxic Charity; Theirs Is the Kingdom; Return Flight; Renewing the City; Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life;\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the widely circulated \"Urban Perspectives\" newsletter. He has a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, visit www.fcsministries.org.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robert D. Lupton \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47712236470429,"sku":"9780060653071","price":38.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e2613835-166d-448e-8e45-8c6201bac79d.jpg?v=1773172205","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/theirs-is-the-kingdom-celebrating-the-gospel-in-urban-america-9780060653071","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}