The End of Hunger
Renewed Hope for Feeding the World
by Edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani
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Pub Date Oct 22 2019 | Archive Date Dec 13 2019
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Description
- 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - Ecology and Environment
Jesus' command is clear: we are called to feed all of God's children. But is that possible?
Twenty-five years ago, 23.3 percent of the world's population lived in hunger. Today, that number has dropped to 12.9 percent—giving rise to the renewed hope that what once seemed unthinkable is now within reach. The challenges are great, but the fight to eliminate malnutrition and hunger is one we can win.
The End of Hunger brings together activists, politicians, scientists, pastors, theologians, and artists on this urgent topic. Here is a comprehensive picture of the current situation—the latest facts and figures are presented alongside compelling stories, both from those engaged in the fight against hunger and from the hungry themselves. Here too are clear steps for action by individuals, families, churches, and communities.
This book is designed to inform and inspire you to get involved in the gospel work of eradicating global malnutrition and feeding the hungry. It is Jesus' command—and together, with God's help, we can do it.
Contributors include
- Chef Rick Bayless
- David Beasley
- The Rev. David Beckmann
- Congressman Diane Black
- Tony Campolo, PhD
- Senator Bob Corker
- Jeremy K. Everett
- Cathleen Falsani
- Kimberly Flowers
- Senator William H. Frist, MD
- Helene Gayle, MD
- Amy Grant
- Ambassador Tony P. Hall
- Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo
- Nikole Lim
- Jonathan Martin
- Mike McHargue
- Angel F. Mendez Montoya, PhD
- Will Moore
- Samuel Rodriguez
- Jeffrey Sachs, PhD
- Gabe Salguero
- Mark K. Shriver
- Ron Sider
- Rachel Marie Stone
- Steve Taylor and Family
- Roger Thurow
- Elizabeth Uriyo and Christopher Delvaill
- Kimberly Williams and Brad Paisley
Advance Praise
"The amazing array of voices gathered in this book will begin with good news about the progress we've made in addressing hunger since 1990. They'll share the hard news about what hunger is and what it does to human brains, bodies, and souls. Then, they'll invite you to be part of creating more good news, so you know how you can be a part of the growing global movement to end hunger—in our lifetime."
-Brian D. McLaren, author, speaker, and activist
"Every generation of Christians has to ask themselves how they will respond to the global issues of their day, to the challenges taking place on our watch. The End of Hunger hosts a coalition of voices: global experts, activists, storytellers, and men and women for whom hunger and food insecurity has been their lived experience. Together they offer wisdom and practical insight toward a multifaceted response to global hunger. Furthermore, they issue a clarion call to use our voices, our love, and our lives to make a difference. The time and opportunity is now. The End of Hunger is a must-read!"
-Jo Saxton, author, speaker, cohost of Lead Stories podcast
"Deeply moving and insanely motivating, The End of Hunger reminds us that we have more power than we ever imagined to change the world. This is the book that will spark a revolution of everyday activism that will bring about the eradication of hunger and malnutrition. Through beautiful storytelling and impressive research, the message of hope shared in these pages will surely invigorate your soul and change your perspective on what is possible."
-Mandy Arioto, president and CEO of MOPS International
"A magnificent book, which couldn't come at a better time. It brings together a host of voices that explain, reveal, inform, inspire, and encourage, all in the interests of carrying out an urgent task that all people of goodwill can agree on: feeding the hungry."
-James Martin, Jesuit priest, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
"Everywhere that I work in rural Africa I see the loss of life and potential as a result of malnutrition. Sadly, global hunger most often affects those most vulnerable—children and young mothers. The End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World is a clear reminder of this problem from the unique perspective of many: scientists, health care workers, advocates, those from the community of faith, and those directly affected by global hunger. The book both inspires with evidence of the progress that has been made, and challenges with a call for all of us as followers of Jesus to keep our hearts of compassion open and to continue to do what we can to heed Jesus' words, 'When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat.'"
-Paul Osteen, missionary surgeon, associate pastor, Lakewood Church, Houston, TX
"Once again Cathleen Falsani and Jenny Eaton Dyer deliver a thoughtfully curated canon of truthful revelations and authentic epiphanies. Brilliantly weaving confessional meanderings with imperative treatments of hope, the range of voices is remarkable—activists and chefs, social scientists and theologians, politicians and musicians. The End of Hunger is not only timely but an urgent appeal to heal the world by healing what's broken in each of us. This book offers a practical roadmap for mending these aches."
-Christopher L. Heuertz, author of The Sacred Enneagram and founding partner of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism
"This book is an important and thoughtful look at one of the most serious problems across the world. Each of the essays treats hunger with equal parts compassion, equity, justice, and ultimately hope, showing us the way forward in building a better world. Proper nutrition is a right and a key element of what people of all faiths and creeds are called to do in caring for the most vulnerable. Hunger is therefore more than a relief, development, and advocacy issue; that there are hungry and starving people is a moral issue and a religious matter. I am grateful for this resource and the challenges it poses as well as the answers it offers."
-Jim Wallis, editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine and president of Sojourners, author of America's Original Sin
"We must remember the Beatitudes are both spiritual and social wisdom. The call to 'hunger and thirst for righteousness' is also a call to come together and ensure everyone has food at the table. In the Franciscan tradition we remember that creation is the first Bible, and we can see there is enough to go around while many are yet hungry. The End of Hunger shows us the way to get there by 2030."
-Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation
"'Love,' as one contributor to this book states, 'is at the root of justice.' In this collection, we're given a clear call to action—as well as simple and achievable steps that every one of us can take—to transform our love for God into hopeful and effective advocacy on behalf of vulnerable populations. After all, what did Christ tell his dear and blunder-prone friend Peter to do as a sign of his love? 'Feed my sheep.' I'm grateful for this compelling book; may it rouse each of us into action."
-Jennifer Grant, author of Maybe God Is Like That Too and Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780830845712 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 220 |
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Featured Reviews
Cindy C, Reviewer
An impressive line-up of authors providing their thoughts on how to end hunger. Highly recommended for those who work in the fields of poverty alleviation and hunger relief.
David S, Reviewer
The book begins with an overview of the problem of hunger and has leading experts, from the front lines of famine to politicians, economists, theologians, and scientists, The authors cover the problems of global hunger and malnutrition.
It looks at hunger in the world from a multifaceted perspective alowing the reader to see that there is no one size fits all approach and must be done with cultural competence. Throughout they give concrete examples on addressing hunger.
The authors use stories and science and present "one of the latest scientific advances to overcoming the lifelong cognitive and physical consequences of malnutrition: addressing nutrition in the first one thousand days of a child’s life— from the moment of conception to the child’s second birthday."
Finally, they present a way forward.
1) "What can we do as citizens, perhaps even as Christians, living in the United States today?"
2) "How can we play a role in ending hunger?"
3) In providing nutrition during the thousandday window for a mother and child? Thre authors present various responses from growing your own garden, to cooking at home, to fasting, to advocacy.
This work is diviided into three parts:
1) An Overview of the Problem of Hunger
Each part contains a Case Study: Esther: Oaxaca, Mexico
Here we presented an overview of the problem of hunger from the perspective of different writers, working in differnt parts of the world
Part 2: The First One Thousand Days: Young Women, Mothers, and Children
Case Study: Vasco: Blantyre, Malawi
Case Study: Nighty: Pajimo, Uganda
This part considers the 1000 days approach to address hunger, premature deaths, and better outcomes for the mothers and children.from birth to two years old. Much of what is in this part is based on best practice, by that I mean well researched programs that result in positive outcomes.
Part 3: A Way Forward: What We Can Do
Case Study: Shorty: Bombay Beach, California, USA
In part thee the authors present to different ways the problem of hunger can be addressed. The final essay ends with these words, "God invites us to work for changes that will make the world more consistent with God’s love for everyone. Our loving God has made it possible to end hunger in our generation— and is inviting us, US Christians, to contribute to this great exodus from hunger."
This was a book that was enjoyable to read, challenging to paradigm regarding the poor, and stressed the necessity of including the poor in ending hunger in their own locales
It was a stimulating read challenging us to look for ways to end hunger and its sever consequence.
Michelle K, Reviewer
The End of Hunger
Renewed Hope for Feeding the World
by Edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani
InterVarsity Press
IVP Books
Christian , Religion & Spirituality
Pub Date 22 Oct 2019
I am reviewing a copy of The End of Hunger through Intervarsity Press and Netgalley:
Since 1990, our generation and our nation has led the world in halving the number of people who live in extreme poverty around the world. We did this in spite of the population growth during this period of time. Cutting extreme poverty in half has alai cut extreme hunger in half. This is not only historic it is also epic.
In this book we learn that The End of Hunger will come when everyone on the planet has an adequate income as well as access to healthful foods and living in a safe environment that allows for healthful food production.
This book points out too that the Bible underlines God’s special concern for the poor in a minimum of four ways: God acts in
to lift up the poor and oppressed. God identifies with the poor. God casts down rich people who oppress or neglect the poor. And people with resources who fail to share God’s concern for the poor are not really God’s people at all.
We are commanded by Jesus to feed all of God’s Children but is that possible, twenty five years ago 23.3 percent is the world’s population lived in hunger but today the number has dropped to 12.9 percent giving rise to the renewed hope that what once seemed unthinkable is now within reach. The challenges are great, but the fight to eliminate malnutrition and hunger is one we can wi
I found The End of Hunger to be an eye opening and well researched book and is therefore worthy of five out of five stars.
Happy Reading!
Leslie S, Librarian
Too often we think of The End of Hunger as something that would be nice but not likely to happen as it seems to be simply too big of a problem. We do our part by participating in fundraisers at church or school and buy goats as Christmas presents knowing full well that a year later, we'll do it all again. What if there The End of Hunger was truly possible and we're going about it all wrong? The End of Hunger: Renewed Hope for Feeding the World, recently published by IVP, shows that ending hunger truly is possible and needs to be at the top of your reading list.
The End of Hunger contains essays by top economists, politicians, doctors, and many others. As such, this is not a quick, easy, feel good read. It must be read slowly so that the reader can fully absorb the content. The statistics and facts shared lay out how extensive the problem of hunger is and how hunger and malnutrition are the root causes of so many other world issues such as human trafficking, war,immigration, orphans, and nearly everything else that comes to mind. Yet, these same chapters lay out how their truly is enough food in the world and there is enough money for the problem of hunger to be solved.
The End of Hunger needs to be read slowly and thoughtfully so that you can contemplate the content that is shared and act on it. It is a book that needs to be read with others in order to process effectively. Anyone who cares about hunger or involved in raising funds for hunger relief in the U.S.A. or the world needs to read this book. Be prepared to have your heart broken, be frustrated, and to write lots of letters to politicians. Although I received a free copy, this is a book I'm definitely going to purchase in a paper copy so I can refer to it often and share with others.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received The End of Hunger from InterVarsity Press via NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
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