The Justice Project, Edited by Brian McLaren, Elisa Padilla, & Ashley Bunting Seeber, is a must have in the conversation of social justice for today's Christian audience. Thus far, this has been by far the most engaging and relevant book in theOoze viral blogger library, and certainly the one worth glowing reviews.

Enter the Justice League. The book is a collection of essays from a wide spectrum of writers and thinkers in the contemporary Christian ‘justice conversation,’ including voices from evangelical, mainline, and emerging contexts:

* Rene Padilla
* Peggy Campolo
* Will and Lisa Samson
* Sylvia Keesmaat
* Bart Campolo
* Lynne Hybels
* Tony Jones
* Richard Twiss
* many others

Conservative religious belief systems teach us to choose righteousness over compassion, truth over helpfulness, and responsibility over sharing hope.

There is a change in landscape coming to America. It's not necessarily the demise of the vocal right-wing, but the advent of a post-Christendom society. Canada is already living there. Note, I didn't suggest that you need to be a liberal to believe in justice. In fact, among the 35 authors in the book, you'll encounter at least one person that usher in a change to your paradigm of justice.

I would suggest all Christians need to rethink the justice issue, and then jump on board the surging justice movement. Why? Because at the heart of the gospel message is the call offer glimpses--foretastes--of the kingdom of God on earth. Righting wrongs--seeking justice, are therefore at the heart of the gospel.

This book is accessible to all and could even work as an introductory textbook at the undergraduate level.

I don't write book reviews with glowing recommendations, but this is a must have. IN fact, I don't think I've ever suggested to anybody on the blog that they should go out and buy a book, this is the exception. Whether you've been reading on the issues of justice in the past, or it's relatively new to you, the book will offer a vast spectrum of issues and perspectives that will give you something to digest.