Tim Chester at the time of writing this book was Public Affairs Officer of Tear Fund. He wrote this book in part to celebrate 25 years of Tear Fund (founded in 1968). Inevitably Tear Fund seems to play a major role in his narrative of the 'recovery of evangelical social concern'. The Lausanne conferences also play major parts. He traces evangelical social awareness from the sixties to the early nighties (it was published in 1993). It is readable and well researched even if it is not comprehensive. ( )

Tim Chester at the time of writing this book was Public Affairs Officer of Tear Fund. He wrote this book in part to celebrate 25 years of Tear Fund (founded in 1968). Inevitably Tear Fund seems to play a major role in his narrative of the 'recovery of evangelical social concern'. The Lausanne conferences also play major parts. He traces evangelical social awareness from the sixties to the early nighties (it was published in 1993). It is readable and well researched even if it is not comprehensive. ( )