Essential Bibliography

Essential Bibliography for Course Designers

Essential Reading for Program and Course Designers and all students at some point during the program (I have reduced this to the essential readings vis a vis a listing of the many possibilities which can be seen at all readings .

Overall Integration of the Program (These each include theology and practice)

Bessenecker, Scott. (2005). Quest for Hope in the Slum Community. Waynesborough, GA: Authentic.

Davey, Cyril. (2000). Saint in the Slums: Kagawa of Japan. Jersey City: Parkwest Publications.

Grigg, Viv. (2004). Companion to the Poor. Monrovia, CA: Authentic Media.

Myers, Bryant. (1999). Walking with the Poor. Monrovia: Orbis.

Pierli, Franceso & Abeledo, Yago (Eds.). (2002). The Slums: A Challenge to Evangelization. Daughters of St Paul, P O Box 49026, Nairobi 00100, Kenya: Paulinas Productions.

Urban Reality

Davis, Mike. (2006). Planet of the Slums. London and NY: Verso.

de Jesus, Carolina. (1983). Diary of Carolina de Jesus: Mass Market Publishers.

UNCHS(Habitat). (2001). The State of the World's Cities. Nairobi: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat).

UN-HABITAT. (2003). The Challenge of Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements 2003. Nairobi: Earthscan.

Economics

de Soto, Hernando. (1989). The Other Path (June Abbott, Trans.). New York: Harper & Row.

Urban Poor Churchplanting
Grigg, Viv. (1992/2004). Cry of the Urban Poor. London: Authentic Press.

Theology
Glasser, Arthur, Charles van Engen & Gilliland, Dean. (2003). Announcing the Kingdom. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.

Tamez, Elsa. (1982). Bible of the Oppressed. Maryknoll: Orbis.

Van Engen, Charles. (1996). Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.

Urban Poor Missions Structures

Bessenecker, Scott. (2006). The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor. Downers Grove, IL: IVP.

Street Kids

Anderson, Jeff. (1995). Crisis on the Streets. Manila: Action International Ministries.

Community Development

Myers, Bryant. (1999). Walking with the Poor. Monrovia: Orbis.

Education

Freire, Paulo. (1986). Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Myra Bergman Ramos, Trans.). New York: Continuum.

Spirituality

Gutierrez, Gustavo. (1984). We Drink from our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People. New York: Orbis Books; London: SCM Press.

Movements for Transformation

Petersen, Douglas. (1996). Not by Might Nor by Power: A Pentecostal Theology of Social Concern in Latin America. Oxford: Regnum Books.

McGavran, Donald. (1970). Understanding Church Growth. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Websites

§ International Third World Studies: http://www.unomaha.edu/itwsjr/contrib.sub.htm

§ Third World Studies Center (Manila): http://www.upd.edu.ph/~twsc/

§ Development Studies Association (UK): http://www.devstud.org.uk/

§ Urban Development Group (MIT): http://web.mit.edu/dusp/idg/

§ United Nations Research Institute for Social Development: http://www.unrisd.org/