Charity Detox
What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results

The author of Toxic Charity is at it again. Lupton insists that most of the work we do in the name of charity does more harm than good. Proclaiming that the only effective charity is the kind that asks more from those being served, rather than less, he lifts capitalism onto a pedestal and incriminat......more

Still not what I was hoping for. It's an easy task to tell the church what we're doing wrong. We need guidance to do the right things in mission. If Lupton expanded on the last two pages and built a book around that, i'd be pleased.......more

In Charity Detox, Lupton seeks to deconstruct the western Christian way of thinking about poverty alleviation in poor and developing communities. He does this by exposing the harm that many well intentioned charity projects actually cause among the very people who the charities are trying to help. F......more

Insightful and thought provoking book about how we can better serve the poor through working with the impoverished to thrive instead of volunteering to merely help them survive. Will be a staple in my library on poverty and volunteerism. My only complaint is that there is little to help us practicall......more

Here is the internet blurb: The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving. In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs......more