INSIDE SOCIAL JUSTICE

WITH WOOD LAKE BOOKS




Wood Lake At Wood Lake Publishing we’re proud of our more than 35 year history serving readers and churches with quality books.

For engaged Christian leaders, we have put together a very special Social Justice Package of essential readings at a price that’s easy to afford.

Wood Lake Lectionary
One of Diego Rivera's mammoth murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

THE PACKAGE INCLUDES:
1. Before the War (a $23.95 value)
2. Oil and Water (a $24.95 value)
3. How Maps Change Things (a $28.95 value)
2. Dispatches from the Global Village (a $23.95 value)
5. Bonus eBook: Cause for Hope (a $9.59 value)


All for only $49.95* A Savings of over 50%.
* Please note that this offer expires November 30, 2017.

Order now! Click HERE.


DETAILS ABOUT THE PACKAGE:

Before the War: Reflections in a New Millenium


New from Wood LakeDerek Evans | 192 PP | 5" x 8" Paper | List price $23.95 | Before the War draws from a unique personal experience to seek a renewed basis for community engagement, individual commitment, and spiritual integrity. Derek Evans is a writer, teacher, scholar, and activist. His work in peace and human rights spans three decades and five continents. Evans has served two terms as Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International, and has led more than seventy international delegations conducting human rights investigations or peace negotiations. He was awarded the McGeachy Senior Scholarship for 2005-2006 in recognition of his inter-disciplinary work in the field of reconciliation in post-conflict situations. He teaches at Simon Fraser University and is a core faculty member in the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue's diploma program. In 2010, Derek received an honorary Doctorate from the Vancouver School of Theology, which is connected to the University of British Columbia. The citation recognizes his work in human rights and inter-faith dialogue.


Oil & Water: Two Faiths One God


New from Wood LakeAmir Hussain | 256 PP | 6" x 9" Paper | List price $24.95 | Listen to any news broadcast today and the message comes through loud and clear: Islam is a religion of violence and behind every Muslim there lurks a potential terrorist. Islam is a threat to values of the Christian West. They are like oil and water. Clearly, they don't mix. Oil & Water: Two Faiths One God confronts these popular perceptions head-on. With keen insight and gentle understanding, it explores the differences between Christianity and Islam, as well as the many things these two enduring faith traditions hold in common - including, first and foremost, their belief in and desire to be faithful to the one, true God; their shared roots and scripture (from the Jewish faith); and the spiritual values of peace and social justice. Written for Christians by Muslim world-religions scholar Amir Hussain, the book invites the reader to a place of reconciliation, to a place where the truth and value of each of these great faith traditions can be recognized and honoured by the other. In the end, the metaphor of oil and water is an interesting one for the reality of conflict and the hope for reconciliation between Islam and Christianity today.


How Maps Change Things


New from Wood LakeA conversation about the maps we choose and the world we want | Ward L. Kaiser | 224 PP | 8.5" x 11" Paper | List price $28.95 | This full-colour book is about politics and faith and the values we hold. It's about human relations, social justice, peace, budgets, and environmental concerns. It's about that "Aha!" moment when we realize that maps are loaded not just with data, but with meaning, with the map maker's perceptions and prejudices about what's important and what's not. Ultimately, this book is about becoming aware of how we shape and use maps and how they in turn shape us, so that we can begin to reflect on and choose the kind of world we want. The book includes an experiential Study Guide perfect for use by adult and youth study groups of all kinds. Author Ward Kaiser brings to this book broad experience as a publisher, business and ecumenical executive, pastor, teacher, and community organizer. He introduced the Peters Projection world map to North America, publishing its first English-language version in 1983. His handbook to that map, A New View of the World, is widely used by high school and college teachers, mission educators, and social activists. He and his wife, Lorraine, divide their time between central Florida and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada.


Dispatches from the Global Village


New from Wood LakeDerek Evans | 224 PP | 6" x 9" Paper | List price $23.95 | A collection of essays by , former Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International. While the entry point for these columns is often something seemingly innocuous, perhaps even mundane - like a cup of tea, a croissant, a picture on a wall - the essays themselves are not for the faint of heart. Evans has travelled the globe to meet with African warlords and the Dalai Lama, heads of state and the leaders of rebel armies, victims of torture and peasant farmers; his single-minded objective, to challenge the forces of injustice, violence, and all things that separate people and nations from each other. Yet what shines through in each story - whether he's negotiating with rebel factions in the Sudan; or meeting, under threat of death and in the dead of night, with the families of "disappeared" children in Sri Lanka - is Evans' unfaltering hope that people can find within themselves the wisdom to choose a different path, that somehow we can learn to live in peace despite our differences. Informing, challenging, and inspiring, the stories, images, and hope contained in Dispatches from the Global Village will stay with the reader long after the book is set down


A Special BONUS - Yours FREE when you order.


New from Wood Lake If you purchase this Social Justice Package, we'll also send you the eBook of Cause For Hope: Humanity at the Crossroads, by Bill Phipps All societies live by their stories. This provocative book from one of the most provocative leaders in the church challenges the governing story that has shaped and defined Western culture and society - a story that has manifested itself in ecological destruction, war and the obscene military expenditures that go with it, unprecedented consumerism, economic disparity between rich and poor, mistreatment of non-white cultures and races, sexism, and fear. Clearly, it is time for a new story. Bill Phipps takes on the task of outlining the core themes of this new story with the passion and vision of a modern-day prophet. He shows us the deeply spiritual nature of the issues and choices that confront us. Recognizing that the challenges we face are inherently interconnected and can no longer be treated in isolation from each other, his approach is multi-faceted, touching on all aspects of life, including the role of the arts in bringing about transformation. As a culture and as a society, we do indeed stand at a crossroads - one of those rare grace-moments when we are granted the opportunity to choose our future. So the question remains before us. Will we choose the way of death, or the way of new life? Cause for Hope is part warning cry, part visionary exploration, part encouragement for the journey. As such, it is itself a cause for hope


Order now! Click HERE.

Once your order is complete, you will be able to download your Bonus eBook.

If you have any problems ordering, feel free to contact your customer service representative by phone at 1.800.663.2775 (Monday-Friday 8am-12pm PT) or by email at info@woodlake.com.



WOOD LAKE PUBLISHING

Imagining, living, and telling the faith story.



WOOD LAKE IS THE FAITH STORY COMPANY.
It has told:
  • The story of the seasons of the earth, the people of God, and the place and purpose of faith in the world
  • The story of the faith journey, from birth to death
  • The story of Jesus and the churches that carry his message.

    Wood Lake has been telling stories for more than 35 years. During that time, it has given form and substance to the words, songs, pictures, and ideas of hundreds of storytellers.

    Those stories have taken a multitude of forms - parables, poems, drawings, prayers, epiphanies, songs, books, paintings, hymns, curricula - all driven by a common mission of serving those on the faith journey.