Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Abstract
In small-town rural America, we do not tend to see poverty. Poverty is relatively invisible, especially among our youth and children. Invisible Poverty explores the issues, challenges, stereotypes, and causes of small-town rural poverty while presenting possible solutions. Drawing from Alvin Luedke, Craig Van Gelder, Alan Roxburgh, Patrick Keifert, Cynthia Duncan, and Shannon Jung, Invisible Poverty presents a missional theology of accompaniment seeking justice and avoiding shame. In an effort to understand the complexity of rural poverty, Invisible Poverty asks; How might Action Research interventions affect awareness, attitudes, and actions of the congregation concerning the issues of poverty?
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Joseph W., "Invisible Poverty: Awareness, Attitudes, and Action" (2020). Doctor of Ministry Theses. 58.
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/dmin_theses/58
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