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Foreword /? Tony Campolo Pt. 1. The Arts in Redemptive Transformation 1. Taking the Gospel to the Streets: Current Context for the NU JERUZ 2. The Language of the NU JERUZ 3. The Arts in Redemptive Transformation: A Model for Change 4. The Transforming Power of Art: God at Play in the World 5. The Artists of Redemptive Transformation Pt. 2. Proclaiming the NU JERUZ: Creating Critical Awareness 6. Arts as a Voice of Justice 7. Arts as a Call to Redemption Pt. 3. Building the NU JERUZ: Working It Out 8. Arts as a Community Builder 9. Arts as Economic Development 10. The Arts in Human Relationships 11. Arts as Education Pt. 4. Renewal in the NU JERUZ: Celebration 12. Celebration of Renewal: Dancin' in the Streets

A quiet yet powerful revolution is going on. All over this country and across the world creativity-in the form of visual arts, music, dance, drama, and technology-is providing an emotionally expressive vehicle for communicating truth, developing character, and crossing cultural boundaries to build the kingdom of God. J. Nathan Corbitt and Vivian Nix-Early visited numerous artists, faith communities, and arts organizations to discover and document how the arts are being used to transform people and communities, especially in urban settings. The result is this extensive handbook that combines real-life stories with tested methodologies to create a new paradigm for the role of the arts in Christian ministry and mission. Taking It to the Streets provides church and mission leaders, youth ministers, and students with a historical perspective and theology for understanding the transforming power of the arts, a vocabulary for discussing them outside the sanctuary, and creative methods for bringing faith to action in the streets of society