Saul Alinsky

been numerous influences on organizing. From social organizers to monumental social movements, organizing continues to evolve. Even today, organizing is continuously expanding as more knowledge evolves. Community organizing has become a major factor in social work and has increased in popularity. Community organizing has been identified as utilizing tactics and strategies to encourage negotiations and agreements through means of nonviolent civil disobedience and economic action, public shaming, lobbying, mutual aid from alternative institutions, and public education (Miller, 2010). This paper explores Saul Alinsky and his works as a contributor to community organizing. Saul Alinsky Background Saul David…

Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy The documentary takes place in Chicago. Saul Alinsky was studying criminology and he noticed how the poverty in communities equaled violence. Alinski was one of the main individual that started what is known as community organizing. He wanted to bring the community together so that they could have power over there communities. I found it interesting and strategic how Alinski used his knowledge and experience to support communities with their…

In order to understand this statement from a radical point of view, we must first take a look at what exactly is the view of the radicals. Radicalism can be defined as the opinions and behaviors of people who favor extreme changes, especially in government. (**) Radicals are those who want to bring about change to our society to lessen the gap between those who are wealthy and in power to those who are not. The problem lies that those who are in power are the ones that are able to create and…

Divergently, David became known throughout the Holy Bible in multiple stories. To begin with, King Saul had failed his kingdom, so Samuel, a prophet, was in search of a new king (Pope 72). While in a pondering motion, Samuel heard God speaking to him, “I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided a king among his many sons” (1 Samuel 16:1). Insolently, Jesse and seven of his sons went to the palace and God rejected each one. While David was tending the sheep, God anointed him…

why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and decided to appoint his sons…

desire to maintain harmony within the organization. Conflict is defined as a struggle between two interdependent parties (Hopinks and Yonker, 2015) stemming from a difference in attitudes, interests, understanding requirements and thought process (Mostenska and Ralko, 2014). Through various Biblical stories, there are examples of a variety of methods to handle conflict within relationships, processes, and organizations. Interpersonal incompatibilities result in relational conflict which leads…

they were given a king to rule them. Saul was chosen to become king but the most the people rejected him from the start. After Saul’s sin, God anoints a new king to one day take his place, David. David will become the better king over Saul. After David’s reign, another king takes charge and divides the Israel due to his sin against God. God has plans for everyone; people are given the option to follow God’s ways. When man goes against God or refuses to listen to God’s advice, there are always…

to predict what Israel does about God not wanting them to have a king. Samuel intercedes for Israel and God says that they can have a king, but He ain’t happy about it. God anoints Saul as king over Israel which ventrally ends up going horribly, just as God told Israel it would. Saul inevitably falls out of favor with God, and God anoints a new king named David. God really really loves David. He even goes so far as to call David “a man after God’s own heart,” which had to be the biggest…

of serious mistakes and on those days when his children are at their worst, a Christian father is always there. There are three pictures painted in the Bible of fathers and if we can put them into one portrait, perhaps we can develop a deeper understanding and a greater appreciation for the kind of fathers children deserve. The first picture is the story of a father who left his son a rich heritage. Jonathan left his son a good name. (II Samuel 9) When Saul determined that he would kill…

King Saul began his reign as an obedient nagid king, leading the people in covenant faithfulness toward God. He soon changed to a melek king, seeking his own glory and power. This change brought civil strife, division, and death upon God's people, instead of the shalom Israel was to experience. Because of this, Saul and his dynasty were rejected by God. Saul’s background and early life reflect that he had the potential to be a nagid king. Saul complied with the rules a king must obey. Saul was…