A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power

This book is in good condition.The dust jacket is fair condition. There is significant wear on the front, back and spine of the dust jacket. There are also stains on the dust jacket as well as wear on the edges and bumping on the corners. The cover boards have a minimal amount of wear on all sides. There is little to no wear on the edges of the cover boards and slight bumping. The pages are beginning to yellow and tan, but are clear from any markings.

"All the elements in this book concerning prejudice, discrimination, war, violence, distorted interpretations of religious texts, physical and mental abuse, poverty, and disease fall disproportionately on women and girls.

I saw the ravages of racial prejudice as I grew up in the Deep South, when for a century the U.S. Supreme Court and all other political and social authorities accepted the premise that black people were, in some basic ways, inferior to white people. Even those in the dominant class who disagreed with the presumption remained relatively quiet and enjoyed the benefits of the prevailing system. Carefully selected Holy Scriptures were quoted to justify this discrimination in the name of God...." - Introduction from A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power