| All Our Children: The Church's Call to Address Education Inequity Contributor(s): Lloyd, Lallie B. (Editor), Jennings, Gay Clark (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0819233471 ISBN-13: 9780819233479 Publisher: Church Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethics - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 379.26 |
| LCCN: 2016052424 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All Our Children aims to create a moral imperative for congregations, faith leaders, and faith-based social justice groups to make advocating for quality public education for all an explicit part of their mission through partnerships with under-resourced public schools. Includes an Introduction and Epilogue as well as chapters executive summary and discussion guide written by diverse voices within the Episcopal Church, laying the theological groundwork while showcasing examples of how partnership between church and school can lift up "education as forming humans" as one way to serve God's mission in our neighborhoods. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lloyd, Lallie B.: - Lallie B. Loyd is a lay leader in The Episcopal Church, a former General Convention deputy, and has served on policy and ministry commissions at the local, diocesan, and wider church levels. In 2012 she founded All Our Children, a national network of faith-based community partnerships with under-resourced public schools, to renew Episcopalians' commitment to education justice. Lloyd is a graduate of Yale University and has an MBA from the Wharton School and a master's in theology from Episcopal Divinity School, where she received the Hall Prize for outstanding peace and justice work. She has three adult children and lives on Cape Cod. |