Me and We
God's New Social Gospel
by Leonard I. Sweet · Abingdon Press · 2014
Book summary
A call to recover the social dimensions of the gospel by joining personal transformation with communal justice, shared life, and public responsibility.
Chapter & section guide
The Problem of 'Me'
Individualism shrinks salvation into private benefit.
The Recovery of 'We'
Biblical faith creates a people, not merely isolated believers.
Jesus' Social World
Table, healing, forgiveness, and kingdom announcement reorder relationships.
The Common Good
Christian mission seeks the flourishing of neighbors and communities.
Justice and Mercy
Social holiness joins structural concern with personal compassion.
Networks and Movements
Change often travels through relationships rather than institutions alone.
Church as Social Gospel
Congregations become demonstrations of reconciled life.
Me-and-We Spirituality
Mature faith holds personal agency and communal belonging together.
Editorial note: these are original thematic summaries prepared as a research and reading aid, not quotations from the book itself.