...theologically and sociologically technical, the educated reader interested in social theory and religion will benefit from its well-written and documented pages detailing social change and religious convulsion.

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Faith Seeking Action is a blueprint for missional churches to enter into dialogue with contemporary social movements in order to find ways to mobilize the people of God for the transformation of the world.

2008, Missiology: An International Review

...Leffel describes the church as an active participant in God's mission, first from a familiar theological perspective, then from a sociological perspective rooted in the study of social movements. He introduces mission-ecclesiology and explains how a mission-informed theology of the church and a sociological understanding of social movements can be integrated into the church as a movement of God's people.

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