Equip yourself for the fight against modern-day slavery with these resources. Each of these books is an excellent starting point as you seek to educate yourself on slavery and today’s abolition movement.

Slavery and Abolition

• Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Kevin Bales. University of California Press, 2004.
• To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today’s Slaves. Kevin Bales and Zoe Trodd. Cornell University Press, 2008.
• Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade – and How We Can Fight It. David Batstone. HarperOne, 2007.
• Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves. Adam Hochschild. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006.
• Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. Siddarth Kara. Columbia University Press, 2008.
• Human Rights Watch World Report. Human Rights Watch, Published Annually
• The Trafficking in Persons Report. U.S. Department of State, Published Annually

Justice and Theology

• Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian Gary Haugen. Intervarsity Press, 2008
• Good News About Injustice, 10th Anniversary Edition. Gary Haugen. Intervarsity Press, 2009.
• Terrify No More. Gary Haugen with Gregg Hunter. Thomas Nelson, 2005.
• The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God’s Call to Justice. Mark Labberton. Intervarsity Press, 2007.