Tim Costello is one of Australia’s leading voices on social
justice and global poverty and has been instrumental in
ensuring these issues are placed on the national
and international agenda. He has travelled the world for
work in poverty and emergency relief and led World Vision in
Australia for more than 12 years. World Vision is a
charity that fights poverty and injustice. It is the largest
charity in Australia and in one year alone it provided emergency
relief to 3.2 million people around the world and food relief to
1.2 million. World Vision runs programs to help people in poverty
in 61 countries and world wide it has 45,000 employees.
Tim has taken part in national and international debates on social
justice issues as diverse as global poverty, gambling,
homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse. Tim was named in
the Australian of the Year awards in 2006 and was
awarded an Order of Australia in 2005. His
previous bestselling books include Hope, Streets of Hope
and Tips from a Travelling Soul Searcher.
"Costello's passion for spirituality, justice, and peace are
evident, and his dedication to the struggle for equality and
universal human rights is rooted in his faith. The quick, punchy
chapters, accented with personal anecdotes, are a treat, and the
narrative style is inviting and clear. This is a must-read for
Christians looking to reconsider how faith affects lives on the
most basic levels." -Publishers Weekly
"I've known Tim Costello to be a man of faith who always speaks his
mind - often as a powerful, prophetic voice for God's concern for
justice and for the poor. Tim's thoughtful honesty is on display in
his latest book, Faith, as he mines his life experiences to bring
out how our beliefs shape us and enable us to makes sense of and
engage in an often confounding world." - Richard Stearns,
President, World Vision U.S.
"Reading Faith is just like sharing an evening with Reverend Tim
Costello - an evening rich with stories, wide-ranging, warmly
engaging and infused with Tim's spirit of generosity and curiosity.
Tim shares insights from years of travels across the world, as he
encounters humanity at its best and its worst. Perhaps it's because
his deep Christian faith has been tested and challenged in so many
ways, Tim's reflections speak powerfully to the lives of seekers
and believers alike. Whenever Tim's at the table, there's always
space for another person - so pull up a chair!" - Tim Dixon,
Managing Director Purpose.com, board member of Sojourners,
co-founder of The Syria Campaign and More In Common
"Tim Costello is one of the clearest and most prophetic thinkers
and voices on the relationship between faith and public life that
we have in our world today. Faith is a compelling account of his
personal journey and, through it, a remarkable portrait of the true
meaning of faith." - Jim Wallis, New York Times bestselling author
of America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge
to a New America, president of Sojourners, and editor-in-chief of
Sojourners magazine
Ask a Question About this Product More... |