Core Organizing Texts
Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics
Rogers, Mary Beth (1990). Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics. Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press.
Democracy and Community
Building power through institutions, relationships, and accountability
Case Studies
Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship and the Politics of Common Life
Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life," is an examination by British theologian Luke Bretherton of broad-based community organizing as a distinctive form of democratic politics.
Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America
Osterman, Paul (2002). Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America. Boston MA, Beacon Press.
Core Organizing Texts
Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy
Warren, Mark (2001). Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy. Princeton Princeton University Press.
Public Policy and Community: Activism and Governance in Texas
Wilson, Robert (1995). Public Policy and Community: Activism and Governance in Texas. Austin, Tx.: University of Texas Press.
Case Studies
The Bridge Over the Racial Divide
Wilson, William Julius (2001). The Bridge Over the Racial Divide. University of California Press
Books | Articles | Essays
Democracy's Discontent
Sandel, Michael J. (1996). Democracy's Discontent. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Core Organizing Texts
Toward a Democratic Culture
Toward a Democratic Culture Kettering Review, vol. 24, no.1, Spring 2006.
After America's Midlife Crisis
Gecan, Michael (2009). After America's Midlife Crisis. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press
Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action and Justice
" Chambers, Edward (2003). Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action and Justice. Continuum International Publishing Group."