{"product_id":"daniel-rudd-calling-a-church-to-justice-paperback","title":"Daniel Rudd: Calling a Church to Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary B. Agee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn May of 1890, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Solider\u003c\/i\u003e, an African American newspaper, identified the Catholic journalist and activist Daniel Arthur Rudd as the \"greatest negro Catholic in America.\" Yet many Catholics today are unaware of Rudd's efforts to bring about positive social change during the early decades of the Jim Crow era. In \u003ci\u003eDaniel Rudd: Calling a Church to Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Gary Agee offers a compelling look at the life and work of this visionary who found inspiration in his Catholic faith to fight for the principles of liberty and justice. Born into slavery, Rudd achieved success early on as the publisher of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most successful black newspapers of its era, and as the founder of the National Black Catholic Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as Rudd urged his fellow black Catholics to maintain their spiritual home within the fold of the Catholic Church, he called on that same church to live up what he believed to be her cardinal teaching, \"the Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man.\" Rudd's hopeful spirit lives on today in the important work of the National Black Catholic Congress, as it carries forward his pursuit of social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45609714974764,"sku":"9780814645253","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/daniel-rudd-calling-a-church-to-justice-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}