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Public service is a way of life for Americans, giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren’t enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it’s meant to help.In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our go...

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In his previous book Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches, which spend billions on dependency- producing programs, including food pantries. But what would charity look like if...

Churches and charities have fallen into the bad habit of creating programs to help the poor when in reality the only people they are helping are themselves, creating a toxic charity that needs to be reexamined and fixed. In this title, the author shows how good-intentioned people are actually hurting the very people they're trying to help.

Charity Has Failed. Let’s Reinvent It.

Timely, informative reflections on the relationship between poverty and Christianity, the responsibilities of the haves and have-nots, and the lessons Christians can learn from the poor.

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Community developer and urban activist Robert D. Lupton looks to the Old Testament example of Nehemiah as a role model for community transformation and renewal.

In this far-reaching, visionary book, the author assesses how urban ministry is changing and offers thoughtful, compelling answers to questions like How can we prepare for effective ministry to the least of these? How do we move towards reciprocal, interdependent relationships? and more.