A Mile in Your Shoes.

The article discusses potential differences in mindset between middle class members of religious institutions and people in poverty. These differences are said to hinder efforts by middle class religious people to help lower class people to break the cycle of generational poverty. Differences cited...

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Publicado en:Sojourners Magazine Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 36 - 37
Autor principal: HUNTER, JOEL C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sojourners Apr2012
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Sumario:The article discusses potential differences in mindset between middle class members of religious institutions and people in poverty. These differences are said to hinder efforts by middle class religious people to help lower class people to break the cycle of generational poverty. Differences cited include perspectives on food, reliance on financial as opposed to relational resources by middle class people, and preference for vacation time over material goods by low income people.