John M Perkins

John M Perkins

• Birth:    1930
• Death:    
• Nationality:  New Hebron, Mississippi.
  
• Education:  School of Hard Knocks, Several honorary doctorates
  
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• Books Written
  
  • Let Justice Roll Down. Regal Books, 1976 ISBN 978-0-8307-4307-0
  • A Quiet Revolution: The Christian Response to Human Need, a Strategy for Today. Word Books, 1976. ISBN 978-0-87680-793-4
  • With Justice for All. Regal Books, 1982 ISBN 978-0-8307-0754-6
  • Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development. Baker Books, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8010-7122-5,
  • He's My Brother: Former Racial Foes Offer Strategy for Reconciliation. Baker Books, 1994. ISBN 978-0-8007-9214-5.
  • Resurrecting Hope. Regal, 1995. ISBN 978-0-8307-1810-8
  • Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right. Baker Books, 1996 ISBN 978-0-8010-5463-1.
  • Linking Arms, Linking Lives: How Urban-Suburban Partnerships Can Transform Communities. Baker Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8010-7083-9
  • Follow Me to Freedom: Leading as an Ordinary Radical. Regal Books, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8307-5120-4
  • Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community. Intervarsity Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8308-3453-2.
  • Leadership Revolution: Developing the Vision & Practice of Freedom & Justice. Regal, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8010-1817-6
  • Making Neighborhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development. Intervarsity Press, 2013 ISBN 978-0-8308-3756-4.
  •  Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win. Baker Books, 2017. ISBN 978-0-8010-0778-1.
  • One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race. Moody Publishers, 2018. ISBN 978-0-8024-1801-2.
  • He Calls Me Friend: The Healing Power of Friendship in a Lonely World. Moody Publishers, 2019. ISBN 978-0-8024-1936-1
• Biography

an American Christian minister, civil rights activist, Bible teacher, best-selling author, philosopher and community developer. He is the founder and President Emeritus of the John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation with his wife, Vera Mae Perkins (also known as "Grandma Perkins"). He is co-founder of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Despite being a third-grade dropout, Perkins has been recognized for his work with 16 honorary doctorate degrees from schools including Belhaven University, Virginia University of Lynchburg, Wheaton College, Gordon College, Taylor University, Northern Seminary and Millsaps College. He has served on the Boards of Directors of World Vision and Prison Fellowship. Perkins has advised and/or served on the Presidential Task Forces of five U.S. Presidents. He is the author of 17 books, including the best-selling One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race.   From Wikipedia