The end of hunger : renewed hope for feeding the world / edited by Jenny Eaton Dyer and Cathleen Falsani.

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PART 1. An overview of the problem of hunger -- Hunger and your brain : feed the hungry, you'll feel better too / Mike McHargue -- The end of hunger / Jeffrey D. Sachs -- A threat to health anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere / William H. First -- The Bible, poverty, justice, and Christian obedience / Ron Sider -- A multipronged approach / Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo -- Onward to 2030 / Will Moore -- Esther: Oaxaca, Mexico -- A path to peace and stability / David Beasley -- Bringing everyone to the table / Helen Gayle -- What to do about malnourished people around the world / Tony Campolo -- Remember us when you come into your Kingdom : hunger in America / Jeremy K. Everett -- Caught in conflict / Kimberly Flowers -- The possible impossible dream / Gabe Salguero -- The Bread of Heaven / Jonathan Martin.

PART 2. The first one thousand days : young women, mothers, and children -- I am Gita / Roger Thurow -- A thousand days and a million questions / Cathleen Falsani -- Vasco: Blantyre, Malawi -- To end preventable deaths in mothers and children, we mus end hunger and malnutrition / Mark K. Shriver -- Amazzi : when you have enough / Steve Taylor, Debbie Taylor, Sarah Taylor -- Nighty: Pajimo, Uganda -- Hunger and sex trafficking / Nikole Lim -- Hunger to holistic health / Elizabeth Urivo, Christopner Delvaille.

PART 3. A way forward : what we can do -- Rupa: Kathmandu, Nepal -- When you eat, sit down / Rick Bayless -- Begin with love / Rachel Marie Stone -- End hunger : do the thing that's in front of you / Tony P. Hall -- From the garden to the table / Amy Grant -- Hunger, fasting, and faith / Ángel F. Méndez Montoya -- Feeding the hungry by raising dignity / Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Brad Paisley -- Shjorty: Bombay Beach, California, USA -- The Lamb's agenda / Samuel Rodriguez -- Teach a man to fish / Diane Black -- Ending hunger starts with modernizing how we deliver food aid / Bob Corker -- Exodus from hunger / David Beckmann.

"Jesus' command is clear: we are called to feed all of God's children. But is that possible? Bringing together activists, politicians, scientists, pastors, theologians, and artists, this is a comprehensive picture of the current situation with the latest facts and figures, compelling stories both from those fighting against hunger and from the hungry themselves, and clear steps for action by individuals, families, churches, and communities"-- Provided by publisher.

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