Cover; Half Title; Book Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Part I; Introducing social justice; 1 Introducing social justice; The development of the concept of social justice; Social justice, social citizenship and the welfare state; Social justice, the politics of difference and recognition; Global justice and non-Western reconstructions of social justice; A reflexive approach to social justice and an overview of chapters; Conclusion; References; Part II.
Just conversations; Catholic social teaching and power; Yet powerfully kenotic; Assemblies: the new politics; Community organising: a long-term project; Bibliography; 5 Tzedakah, Tikkun: Jewish approaches to social justice; Introduction; Debate on homosexuality; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Social justice in Islam; Introduction; Dimensions of social justice; Sadaqah; Social justice in Muslim countries; British Muslims and social justice; Notes; Bibliography; Part III.
Perspectives on children, the family and sport; 7 Social justice for children and young people in England: citizens or drones?; Introduction; What are children's rights?; Education for the economy; Rush little baby; An English childhood in the twenty-first century: stop behaving like a kid; Conclusion: working towards developmentally informed practice for social justice; Reflection points; References; 8 Families with young children, precarious work and social justice; Introduction; Job insecurity, capitalism and private life.
Social justice and faith perspectives; 2 Social justice perspectives in Christianity; Introduction; Sacred scripture; The Jesus quest; Love and justice; Ricoeur on love and justice; Practices and social justice; Conclusion; Bibliography; 3 See, Judge, Act: the foundation of the Citizens Project?; Introduction; Cardijn's research; Laeken; See, Judge, Act; Conclusion; Bibliography; 4 Powerful agents and suffering servants: the community organising vocation; Introduction: a false start; Leeds Citizens.
The Great Recession and precarious work; Exchange value and the commodification of labour as features of capitalism; Box 8.2 Precarious work in Britain; The precarious parent is mainly the mother; Adaptation or creativity?; Precarious lives of families with young children; Starting a family in precarious conditions; Families in job insecurity: everyday struggles; Box 8.3 Money problem; Bonding capital and everyday life; Doing security and struggle; Dignity and social justice; Mothers as entrepreneurs.