Julie Clawson takes us on a tour of everyday life revealing how small lifestyle^choices have big implications for justice around the world. She unpacks how we^get our food and clothing and shows us the surprising costs of consumer waste. ^The...
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Julie Clawson takes us on a tour of everyday life revealing how small lifestyle^choices have big implications for justice around the world. She unpacks how we^get our food and clothing and shows us the surprising costs of consumer waste. ^The more sustainable our lifestyle, the more just our world will be. We can live^more ethically, through the little and big decisions we make every day. Here's how.
^ Includes lists of resources and websites for digging deeper
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Where does your chocolate come from? Does it matter if your coffee is fair trade or not? It matters--more than you might think. Julie Clawson takes us on a tour of everyday life and shows how our ordinary lifestyle choices have big implications for justice around the world. She unpacks how we get our food and clothing and shows us the surprising costs of consumer waste. How we live can make a difference not only for our own health but also for the well-being of people across the globe. The more sustainable our lifestyle, the more just our world will be. Everyday justice is one way of loving God and our neighbors. We can live more ethically, through the little and big decisions we make every day. Here's how.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 292145
- Product Code 9780830836284
- ISBNÂ 0830836284
- EANÂ 9780830836284
- Pages 208
- Department Academic
- Category Christian Worldview
- Sub-Category Social Issues
- Publisher Intervarsity Press Usa
- Publication Date Sep 2009
- Sales Rank 62849
- Dimensions 209 x 139 x 15mm
- Weight 0.272kg
Juile Clawson
Julie Clawson (M.A, Intercultural Studies, Wheaton College Graduate School) is a writer, blogger and moderator of the Emerging Women and Emerging Parents blogs. She has been a church planter and co-pastor of Via Christus Community Church in Yorkville, Illinois. She is the author of Everyday Justice:The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices.
- Foreword By Tom And Christine Sine
- Warning! Read Before Proceeding
- Introduction
- 1 Coffee: Fair Trade And The Daily Latte
- 2 Chocolate: Modern-day Slavery Exposed
- 3 Cars: The Global And Local Impact Of Oil Consumption
- 4 Food: Choosing To Eat Ethically
- 5 Clothes: The Story Behind What We Wear
- 6 Waste: The High Price Of Our Dirty Little Habits
- 7 Debt: Proclaiming Jubilee To The Nations
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About The Author