Change The World Book

What I really appreciated about this book was the focus on how the church needs to work among the poor, needy, and disenfrancised. The modern church has too often overlooked this part of its mission. Slaughter's call to this is much needed. However, the exposition is poor, and the arguments remind me more of a U2 concert than a well-reasoned exegesis of Scripture. I agree with much of the focus of the book, I just see a very poor effort to get there exegetically. The pragmatist may say that doesn't matter so long as we get to the goal, whatever that might be. But I think the journey is as important as the destination in this regards. I think that those who come to see the need to work among the poor and fight for justice from a sound biblical argument rather than simply proof texting will do so by realizing this important issue's place within the context of the Gospel.