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Tread the City's Streets Again is the first book to explore the theology and vocation of Frances Perkins, the settlement house worker who went on to lift millions of Americans out of poverty through the creation of the Social Security system. From the slums of Chicago to the brothels of Philadelphia; from the tenements of New York to the halls of power in Albany and Washington, Perkins was guided by a deeply incarnational understanding of Christianity. Drawing heavily on her presentations as part of the St. Bede Lectures at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, in 1948, this book allows Perkins, mostly in her own words, to explain the theological foundations of her vocation. A lay associate of All Saints' Sisters of the Poor, Perkins was a devout Episcopalian steeped in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. As U.S. Secretary of Labor in the New Deal, she was able to translate many of the ethical teachings of her tradition into social policy.

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At last...a serious and engaging study that recovers the work of Frances Perkins....For any and all of us who value the theological contributions of laity at work in the world, this study of Perkins is a true godsend. --Fredrica Harris Thompsett, Author, In Conversation: Michael Curry and Barbara Harris So many years after the initiatives that so changed the nation's expectations about Americans' mutual obligations as citizens, our consensus about this is now shaken. Now is the perfect time for Frances Perkins to remind us of how important it was to erect the protections she helped design and build. --The Rev. Barbara C. Crafton, Author, Jesus Wept: When Faith and Depression Meet Donn Mitchell has beautifully understood and conveyed the primary motivating factor in my grandmother's life and work...Tread the City's Streets Again takes the reader by the hand and introduces the soul of Frances Perkins. --Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, Founder, Frances Perkins Center, Newcastle, Maine In this well-researched and highly engaging book, Donn Mitchell introduces...an eminently practical Christian visionary....Perkins modeled how Christian faith can permeate all our actions. A must read in today's often cynical political reality. --The Rev. Canon C.K. Robertson, Ph.D., Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry Beyond the Episcopal Church

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Donn Mitchell teaches religion and ethics at Berkeley College in New York and has taught at Manhattan College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, He formerly directed a program to develop theological education faculty through the Episcopal Church Foundation. He is the author of ""Eleanor Roosevelt's Nightly Prayer"" (www.AnglicanExaminer.com).

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