BOOKS
• Activism that Makes Sense: Congregations and Community Organizations
Gregory Pierce ATLA publications
• Better Together: Restoring the American Community
Robert Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein Simon and Schuster, 2003
• Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx
Heidi B. Neumark Beacon Press, 2003 Support Interfaith Funders and get 10% off
when you order this or any Beacon book at www.beacon.org.
*New! Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups
that Can Solve Problems and Change the World
Michael Jacoby Brown Long Haul Press, 2007
• Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics
Mary Beth Rogers University of North Texas Press, 1990
• New! Community Organizing and Development, New Edition
Herbert Rubin and Irene Rubin. Allyn and Bacon, 2007 Link
• Community Organizing for School Reform
Dennis Shirley University of Texas Press, 1997
• Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of Engagement among Grassroots
Activists
Stephen Hart University of Chicago Press, 2001
• Doing Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing
Dennis A. Jacobsen Augsburg Fortress Press, 2003
• Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy
Mark Warren Princeton University Press, 2001
• Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America
Richard L. Wood University of Chicago Press, 2002
• “Faith-Based Organizing and the Struggle for Justice”
Richard L. Wood in Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, Michele Dillon, ed.
Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Funding Justice: The Legacy of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program
Warren Ross Skinner House, 2005
• Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America
Paul Osterman Beacon Press, 2003
.• Going Public: An Inside Story of Disrupting Politics as Usual
Michael Gecan Beacon Press, 2002
• The Impossible will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
Paul Rogat Loeb (ed.) Basic Books, 2004
.• Religion as Social Capital: Producing the Common Good
edited by Corwin Smidt Baylor University Press, 2003
.• Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice
Edward Chambers Continuum Press, 2003
• Rules for Radicals and Reveille for Radicals
Saul Alinsky Vintage Press (the classic from 1946)
• “Setting the State’s Agenda: Church-Based Community Organizations in American
Urban Politics"
Heidi J. Swarts in States, Parties, and Social Movements, Jack A. Goldstone, ed.
Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time
Paul Rogat Loeb St. Martin's Griffin Press, 1999
• Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community
Robert Linthicum Intervarsity Press, 2003
• NEW! Transforming the City: Community Organizing & the Challenge of Political Change
Edited by Marion Orr University Press of Kansas, 2007
• NEW! We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk about What they Do and Why
Kristen Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos. Vanderbilt Press, 2007
• Activism that Makes Sense: Congregations and Community Organizations
Gregory Pierce ATLA publications
• Better Together: Restoring the American Community
Robert Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein Simon and Schuster, 2003
• Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx
Heidi B. Neumark Beacon Press, 2003 Support Interfaith Funders and get 10% off
when you order this or any Beacon book at www.beacon.org.
*New! Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups
that Can Solve Problems and Change the World
Michael Jacoby Brown Long Haul Press, 2007
• Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics
Mary Beth Rogers University of North Texas Press, 1990
• New! Community Organizing and Development, New Edition
Herbert Rubin and Irene Rubin. Allyn and Bacon, 2007 Link
• Community Organizing for School Reform
Dennis Shirley University of Texas Press, 1997
• Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of Engagement among Grassroots
Activists
Stephen Hart University of Chicago Press, 2001
• Doing Justice: Congregations and Community Organizing
Dennis A. Jacobsen Augsburg Fortress Press, 2003
• Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy
Mark Warren Princeton University Press, 2001
• Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America
Richard L. Wood University of Chicago Press, 2002
• “Faith-Based Organizing and the Struggle for Justice”
Richard L. Wood in Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, Michele Dillon, ed.
Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Funding Justice: The Legacy of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program
Warren Ross Skinner House, 2005
• Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America
Paul Osterman Beacon Press, 2003
.• Going Public: An Inside Story of Disrupting Politics as Usual
Michael Gecan Beacon Press, 2002
• The Impossible will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
Paul Rogat Loeb (ed.) Basic Books, 2004
.• Religion as Social Capital: Producing the Common Good
edited by Corwin Smidt Baylor University Press, 2003
.• Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice
Edward Chambers Continuum Press, 2003
• Rules for Radicals and Reveille for Radicals
Saul Alinsky Vintage Press (the classic from 1946)
• “Setting the State’s Agenda: Church-Based Community Organizations in American
Urban Politics"
Heidi J. Swarts in States, Parties, and Social Movements, Jack A. Goldstone, ed.
Cambridge University Press, 2003
• Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time
Paul Rogat Loeb St. Martin's Griffin Press, 1999
• Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community
Robert Linthicum Intervarsity Press, 2003
• NEW! Transforming the City: Community Organizing & the Challenge of Political Change
Edited by Marion Orr University Press of Kansas, 2007
• NEW! We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk about What they Do and Why
Kristen Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos. Vanderbilt Press, 2007
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ARTICLES ON THE WEB
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• NEW! “Beyond Advocacy: The History and Vision of PICO Network"
Gordon Whitman Social Policy (Winter 2006-2007)
www.piconetwork.org/linkeddocuments/Beyond-Advocacy-The-History-and-Vision-of-the-PICO-Network.pdf
• “Building Social Capital in Rochester: The Skipper Initiative"
Diane L. Jones and Paul Speer. Available from Interfaith Action. Nov. 2005 www.iapico.org
• “Building Democracy: Faith-Based Community Organization Today”
Mark Warren Shelterforce, Jan/Feb. 2001 www.nhi.org/online/issues/115/Warren.html
• "Community Organizing: A Quiet Revolution" Religion Link (Especially for Reporters)
www.religionlink.org/tip_040518c.php
• “Family, Church, and Neighborhood: Latinos of faith exercising collective power to improve daily life"
Timothy Matovina. The Witness Magazine, May 2002 thewitness.org/archive/may2002/matrovina.html
• “Faith-Based Community Organizing; A Unique Social Justice Approach to Revitalizing Synagogue Life"
Julie Chizewer Weill and Lee Winkelman. http://comm-org.wisc.edu/papers2003.weill.htm
• “Organizing Like Jesus: The Politics of Faith-Based Community Organizing”
Shayna Storm The Next American City (Issue 3, October 2003) www.americancity.org/article.php?id_article=71
• NEW! "Organizing for Democratic Renewal"
Marshall Ganz www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/mar/27/organizing_for_democratic_renewal
• "Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City"
Sen. Barak Obama in After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois.
http://civic.uis.edu/Alinsky/AlinskyObamaChapter1990.htm
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• NEW! “Beyond Advocacy: The History and Vision of PICO Network"
Gordon Whitman Social Policy (Winter 2006-2007)
www.piconetwork.org/linkeddocuments/Beyond-Advocacy-The-History-and-Vision-of-the-PICO-Network.pdf
• “Building Social Capital in Rochester: The Skipper Initiative"
Diane L. Jones and Paul Speer. Available from Interfaith Action. Nov. 2005 www.iapico.org
• “Building Democracy: Faith-Based Community Organization Today”
Mark Warren Shelterforce, Jan/Feb. 2001 www.nhi.org/online/issues/115/Warren.html
• "Community Organizing: A Quiet Revolution" Religion Link (Especially for Reporters)
www.religionlink.org/tip_040518c.php
• “Family, Church, and Neighborhood: Latinos of faith exercising collective power to improve daily life"
Timothy Matovina. The Witness Magazine, May 2002 thewitness.org/archive/may2002/matrovina.html
• “Faith-Based Community Organizing; A Unique Social Justice Approach to Revitalizing Synagogue Life"
Julie Chizewer Weill and Lee Winkelman. http://comm-org.wisc.edu/papers2003.weill.htm
• “Organizing Like Jesus: The Politics of Faith-Based Community Organizing”
Shayna Storm The Next American City (Issue 3, October 2003) www.americancity.org/article.php?id_article=71
• NEW! "Organizing for Democratic Renewal"
Marshall Ganz www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/mar/27/organizing_for_democratic_renewal
• "Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City"
Sen. Barak Obama in After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois.
http://civic.uis.edu/Alinsky/AlinskyObamaChapter1990.htm
