{"title":"Explore Books on Democracy, Peacebuilding, and Citizenship","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"peace-is-the-way","title":"Peace Is the Way: Writings On Nonviolence From The Fellowship Of Reconciliation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese sixty original and classic essays cover the theory, practice, and spirituality of nonviolence, as well as document the struggle for racial justice and the cause of reconciliation. Together they offer a comprehensive and inspiring chronicle of the global movement for peace, ideal for students, activists, and all who wish to share in building a more just and peaceful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Wink \u003c\/strong\u003e(1935-2012) was professor of biblical interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. His many books included \u003cem\u003eThe Powers that Be \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eJesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way\u003c\/em\u003e. Founded in 1915, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Fellowship of Reconciliation\u003c\/strong\u003e (Nyack, NY) is the largest and oldest interfaith peace organization in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23983200895040,"sku":"978-1-57075-315-2","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/753156.jpg?v=1747248126"},{"product_id":"the-road-to-peace","title":"The Road to Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout his life Henri Nouwen stressed the connection between intimacy with Christ and solidarity with a wounded world. This book includes a previously unpublished manuscript on peacemaking as well as stories of Nouwen's participation in the March on Selma in 1965 and at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. In other writings Nouwen reflects on the presence of Christ among the oppressed poor of Latin America, the legacies of Oscar Romero and Thomas Merton, and the lessons of the heart which he learned among his handicapped friends at L'Arche. 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Responding to the suggestion that he teach writing, McCarthy said, \"I'd rather teach peace,\" and that's what he's been doing ever since in every kind of school all over the country. He teaches his students about the famous (Gandhi and King) and about those who should be famous (Dorothy Day and Jeanette Rankin). He tells them startling things (since the end of World War II, there has never been a democratically elected government as a result of U.S. military presence in a foreign country), and he encourages them to talk about what they're learning. Here he offers a kind of how-to manual, explaining how he gets kids to explore issues relating to peace and how he motivates them to think creatively. Instead of theory, he gives us practice --and a sense of the pleasure he takes from introducing his students to the joy of exploration. The book should be required reading for every educator in America. \"\u003cstrong\u003e--David Pitt, Booklist, American Library Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Colman McCarthy was invited to teach a course on writing at an impoverished public school in Washington, D.C., he responded, \"I'd rather teach peace.\" Thus began the work he has passionately pursued for the past three decades: teaching courses on nonviolence, conflict management, and peace studies in high schools, colleges, and prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ed Rather Teach Peace\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles one semester in six of these schools, as students find themselves challenged and inspired by an unconventional course and by a man who believes that if we don't teach our children peace, someone else will teach them violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:118b2b15-71b7-482d-9f11-d7bd484456a4-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"92e9419f-e665-498c-9e6a-f4c490ab642d\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"481\" data-start=\"143\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColman McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e was a columnist for \u003cem data-end=\"200\" data-start=\"179\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e for 28 years and the founder of the Center for Teaching Peace, part of the Washington Peace Center, a nonprofit organization that helps schools establish peace studies programs. He devoted his life to advancing nonviolence and peace education until his death on February 27, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" data-edge=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23983897641024,"sku":"978-1-57075-762-4","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/I_d-Rather-Teach-Peace_2018.jpg?v=1747248213"},{"product_id":"signs-of-peace","title":"Signs of Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0e768e;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"No current issue is more urgent than interfaith relations today, and no writer, past or present, has given us greater insight into effecting reconciliation among representatives of the worlds religions than Thomas Merton.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eE. Glenn Hinson, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0e768e;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Thomas Merton's ecumenical concerns are highlighted in this timely volume. It demonstrates convincingly Merton's continual growth in ecumenical dialogue from his first encounters with Christians of various religious persuasions to Jewish, Islamic, and non-Christian traditions of the Far East.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eBrother Patrick Hart, Abbey of Gethsemani\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the last decade of his life, Thomas Merton corresponded with people around the globe about world religions and the need for interfaith understanding. Initiating contact with figures like Zen scholar D.T. Suzuki, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, he sought not only to expand his understanding of other faiths, but to find like-minded friends who might share his dream of a global community of the spirit. Such people, whom he called living \"sacraments\" or signs of peace, were those \"able to unite in themselves and experience in their own lives all that is best and most true in the numerous spiritual traditions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Apel\u003c\/strong\u003e was a professor of religious studies at Linfield College, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985108615232,"sku":"978-1-57075-681-8","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/signs-of-peace-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248361"},{"product_id":"jfk-and-the-unspeakable","title":"JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/pages\/advance-praise-for\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Advance_Praise_for_Tending_Call_A_Liberation_of_Vocation_By_L._Callid_Keefe-Perry_Coming_February_2026_4.png?v=1762367185\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"In JFK and the Unspeakable Jim Douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very well-documented and convincing portrait of President Kennedy's transforming turn to peace, at the cost of his life. Personally, it has made a very big impact on me. After reading it in Dallas, I was moved for the first time to visit Dealey Plaza. I urge all Americans to read this book and come to their own conclusions about why he died and why--after fifty years--it still matters.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"In these trying and depressing times, it's hard to hold onto a glimmer of hope that things can change for the better in our country. I'd like to say JFK and the Unspeakable acts as a beacon for what is possible . . . except perhaps it does act as a beacon of warning about where we are headed and at what speed.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elizabeth George, author, A Great Deliverance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e \"With penetrating insight and unswerving integrity, Douglass proves the fundamental truths about JFK's assassination . . . by far the most important book yet written on the subject.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gaeton Fonzi, former Staff Investigator, US House Select Committee on Assassinations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"A stunning mix of political thriller and meticulous scholarship.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"An unfamiliar yet thoroughly convinc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003eing account of a series of creditable decisions of John F. Kennedy--at odds with his initial Cold War stance--that earned him the secret distrust and hatred of hard-liners among the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the CIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Ellsberg, author, Secrets: A Memoir of the Vietnam War and the Pentagon Papers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"Douglass writes with moral force, clarity, and the careful attention to detail that will make JFK and the Unspeakable a sourcebook for many years to come, for it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003eprovides us with the stubborn facts needed to rebuild a constitutional democracy within the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Raskin, co-founder, Institute for Policy Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e\"Should be required reading for every American citizen.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Falk, Milbank Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2081ce;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15497c;\"\u003e“Right now, I ask all of you—please, please, read JFK and the Unspeakable! I cried all night reading it, and didn’t sleep a wink. It is a book that could make us stand up and change the world, right now. Maybe we can save the world before it blows up. Really.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yoko Ono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Douglass_JFK_and_the_Unspeakable_excerpt_with_fn.pdf?v=1753203908\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Instagram_Post_-_The_Legacy_of_JFK_Leadership_and_Change_2.png?v=1753118789\" width=\"457\" height=\"457\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn this fascinating and disturbing work, James Douglass presents a compelling account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and why unmasking and accepting this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world. The title comes from a phrase of Thomas Merton, naming of the attitudes, forces and interests that generate and support international tension and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDrawing on a vast field of investigations, including many sources available only recently, Doulass lays out a sequence of steps over the last three years of his life that transformed JFK from a traditional \"Cold Warrior\" to someone determined to pull the world back from the edge of nuclear apocalypse. Beginning with the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs invasion (which left the President wishing to \"splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces\"), followed by the Cuban Missile Crisis and his secret back-channel dialogues with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, JFK pursued a series of actions--right up to the week of his death--that caused members of his own U.S. military-intelligence establishment to regard him as a virtual traitor who had to be eliminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAs the 60th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination approaches, the story of why he was killed--his turn toward peace--is not ancient history, and bears crucial lessons for today in the light of a decade of war and continuing revelations of clandestine national security and military activities. Douglass shows convincingly how those who plotted the death of JFK were determined not simply to eliminate a single man but to kill a vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDouglass's book has all the elements of a political thriller. But the stakes couldn't be higher. Only by understanding the truth behind the murder of JFK can we grasp his vision and assume the urgent struggle for peace today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames W. Douglass\u003c\/strong\u003e is a longtime peace activist and writer. He and his wife Shelley are co-founders of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Marys House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality in Birmingham, Alabama. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Nonviolent Cross, The Nonviolent Coming of God,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eResistance and Contemplation\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently \u003cem\u003eGandhi and the Unspeakable.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985552097344,"sku":"978-1-57075-755-6","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/thumbnail_Douglas-JFKCVR-2025.jpg?v=1758554930"},{"product_id":"hope-and-history","title":"Hope and History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"In a time when relations between blacks and whites seem at best a minuet in a minefield, Vincent Harding's book Hope and History passionately reminds us that our heritage of racial agony also provided this country's greatest gift to democracy: the post-World War II African-American freedom movement. Mr. Harding's collection of essays about the meaning of that movement -- a sweep encompassing, to his mind, the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott, the evolution of black studies and grass-roots black politics -- is a charge to the teachers of America to reconstruct its goals, methods and soul for the latest heirs of our racial malaise.\"---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDiane McWhorter, The New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Each of Harding's essays overflows with parental warmth and quiet optimism, while acknowledging that the struggle for freedom and democracy in the United States and the rest of the world is far from over. Harding is a big-hearted man with great faith in humanity. Hope and History is his own modest, thoughtful charge to his sisters and brothers of all races to carry on the movement.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLincoln Alpern, Friends Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\"In a time when relations between blacks and whites seem at best a minuet in a minefield, Vincent Harding's book \"Hope and History\" passionately reminds us that our heritage of racial agony also provided this country's greatest gift to democracy: the post-World War II African-American freedom movement. Mr. Harding's collection of essays about the meaning of that movement -- a sweep encompassing, to his mind, the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott, the evolution of black studies and grass-roots black politics -- is a charge to the teachers of America to reconstruct its goals, methods and soul for the latest heirs of our racial malaise.\"---\u003cstrong\u003eDiane McWhorter, The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope and History\u003c\/em\u003e is an eloquent, informed, and impassioned call to remember and to share the story of \"the civil rights movement\" in America's twentieth century. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a participant-historian, Harding focuses on the profound significance of the freedom struggle for our lives as citizens today. In this new edition, he reflects on the election of President Barack Obama, drawing connections between his accomplishment and the broad history that lay behind it. That great struggle for freedom and transformation emerges as a continuing human movement whose liberating lessons are available to all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e (1931-2014) was emeritus Professor of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO where he also chaired the Veterans of Hope Project. He served as the first director of the Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Harding also served as senior advisor to the acclaimed PBS television series, \"Eyes on the Prize.\" His other books include \u003cem\u003eMartin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31341703069738,"sku":"978-1-57075-857-7","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hope_and_History.jpg?v=1747248450"},{"product_id":"peacebuilding","title":"Peacebuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #3682d5;\"\u003e\"A uniquely powerful and important book. Its relevance begins with the Catholic community but it reaches beyond the church to other religious traditions to the role of states and international institutions and--most powerfully--to the lives of those seeking to build the structures of peace in conflicted communities throughout the world. For the church, these essays provide rich resources, building on the Catholic social essays offer a religiously grounded theology and ethics with secular relevance precisely because intrastate conflict has been so pervasive in this new century. The audiences for this book are multiple; the issues it confronts are compellingly important; the message it offers will be a sign of hope and a source of wisdom.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eJ. 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The interweaving of personal story, sacred text, and theory demonstrates how relationships can move from estrangement and wounding, entrenched bigotry and fear, to positive, engaged encounter. What emerges is a portrait of peacemaking as a spiritual practice that can guide the lives of faithful people seeking peace in their lives and in the world. After exploring this theme in the contexts of interreligious dialogue, struggle within the Jewish community itself, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the book concludes with practical disciplines to cultivate the qualities of soul essential to the art of pursuing peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Amy Eilberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. 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These accounts of nonviolent living in oppressive and violent situations may even convince you that there's hope for the world!\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShelley Douglass,\u003c\/span\u003e Mary's House, Birmingham, AL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246dd2;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"As\u003c\/span\u003e The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emoves its clock to two minutes before midnight, what could be more timely than this account of Pope Francis' effort to return Catholic teaching to Gospel Nonviolence? We can only hope the teaching will take hold quickly.\"\u003c\/span\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBishop Thomas J. 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Among the milestones was an historic conference hosted at the Vatican in 2016, which gathered 80 peacemakers from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the conference and presented here are contributions by many of the participants, including Lisa Sowle Cahill, Terrence J. Rynne, John Dear, Ken Butigan, Rose Marie Berger, and Maria J. Stephan, among others. Together they advance the conversation about the practice of nonviolence in a violent world, Jesus and nonviolence, traditional Catholic teaching on nonviolence, and reflections on the future of Catholic teaching. The book concludes with Pope Francis's historic Message for World Peace Day in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Dennis\u003c\/strong\u003e is co-president of Pax Christi International and author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDiversity of Vocations\u003c\/em\u003e (2008) and (as co-author) \u003cem\u003eSt. Francis and the Foolishness of God \u003c\/em\u003e(2015) and \u003cem\u003eOscar Romero: Reflections on His Life and Writings \u003c\/em\u003e(Orbis 2000), all from Orbis Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg height=\"153\" width=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_4_480x480.png?v=1666792490\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tp30BS0xXO4\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofListentoFr.JoshthromKureethadam_amemberofthestaffoftheVatican_sDicasteryforPromotingIntegralHumanDevelopment_talkabouttheclearconnectionsbetweennonviolenceandecologicalconve_480x480.png?v=1684769532\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987760988224,"sku":"978-1-62698-270-3","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626982703.jpg?v=1747248763"},{"product_id":"justice-and-peace","title":"Justice and Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5cbdd2;\"\u003e\"A fantastic resource for teaching and research in social ethics. . . . A wealth of background information is presented in a readable format that accentuates the moral implications of the political and economic facts.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5cbdd2;\"\u003e\"Presents global issues in a way that matters to the college student, thoughtful Christians, and seeking inquirers.\u003cstrong\u003e\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Press Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of this popular classroom text provides thoroughly revised and updated discussions of key topics including ethno-nationalist conflict, terrorism, and poverty and development, as Thompson masterfully brings a Christian perspective to bear on the world situation. He provides an introduction to current obstacles to justice and peace across the globe and encourages Christians to draw upon an informed faith to transform themselves and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilburn Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emeritus of theology at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eIntroducing Catholic Social Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (Orbis) and many articles in the areas of social justice and moral theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23988041809984,"sku":"978-1-62698-328-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626983281.jpg?v=1747248820"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-forgiveness","title":"The Way of Forgiveness: Readings For A Peaceful Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest in the popular Orbis series, this poignant collection of inspiring true stories will foster healing and harmony for those seeking peace in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors include C.S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, Dorothy Day, Harold Kushner, Richard Rohr, James Martin, SJ, Jack Kornfield, Anne Lamott, Mary Oliver, Frederick Buechner, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Leach\u003c\/strong\u003e is publisher emeritus of Orbis Books and the author and editor of many books, including \u003cem\u003eSoul Seeing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames T. Keane\u003c\/strong\u003e is senior editor at \u003cem\u003eAmerica \u003c\/em\u003emagazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoris Goodnough\u003c\/strong\u003e is permissions coordinator for Orbis Books. Together they have edited several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Kindness \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Gratitude. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23988044005440,"sku":"978-1-62698-322-9","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626983229.jpg?v=1747248823"},{"product_id":"keeping-hope-alive","title":"Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Greatpreachingcanofferareligiouspracticetoo.--PublishersWeekly_2_480x480.png?v=1692987508\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading Jackson, absorbing the clarity of his moral vision, should be required. It’s fuel for the miles yet to be run. “Keeping Hope Alive” is the place to begin.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“I’ve been with Jesse since he was 18. Now he’s 78 and his writing and his preaching have only continued to get deeper and better. His words have inspired countless thousands. It makes me happy to see this collection of speeches and sermons by my friend and brother.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmbassador Andrew Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\"This collection further cements Reverend Jackson’s enduring role as one of the nation’s most prophetic preachers and visionaries. His tireless advocacy continues to inspire a generation, myself included, who have tried to implement his lessons into my own social justice ministry.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRev. Al Sharpton, \u003c\/span\u003ePresident \u0026amp; Founder, NAN and host of Politics Nation on MSNBC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.—my friend, ‘the Rev’—has spoken out across the decades, across the generations, across all the barriers to justice and healing that we erect.  We have not always listened.  Listen now!”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell,\u003c\/span\u003e former General Secretary, National Council of Churches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson is one of the world’s most consequential public theologians and his oratory merits ongoing study and discussion. At a time of international unrest, we would be well served by revisiting his prescriptions for repairing our fragmented world and forging ahead together to build a global beloved community.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eobert M. Franklin,\u003c\/span\u003e President Emeritus, Morehouse College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson is one of the world’s most dynamic icons of civil and human rights. In this masterpiece he blends global equity, financial literacy, and religious inspiration.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTricia “CK” Hoffler, Esq.,\u003c\/span\u003e President-Elect, National Bar Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“With the searing insight of a prophetic seer Rev. Jackson speaks truth to power while arming the powerless with liberating truth. These messages and speeches will remind marginalized ‘nobodies’ that they are ‘somebody’ and inspire all of us to ‘Keep Hope Alive!’”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrederick Douglass Haynes, III,\u003c\/span\u003e Sr Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas, TX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson’s oratorical style, his theological prowess, and his powerful presence rooted in Black Folks Religion have deeply moved me over the decades. This collection of his sermons will move you as well, to keep hope alive.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, \u003c\/span\u003eSenior Minister of Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson’s words have inspired in the hearts of generations of people the will to fight to make ideals become reality. These words of hope have inspired our progress and fueled our ongoing struggle for human rights and justice, even as we keep hope alive.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRev. S. Todd Yeary, JD, PhD, \u003c\/span\u003eSenior Pastor, Douglas Memorial Community Church, Baltimore, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e “This is a remarkable collection of the profound insights and life-altering oratory of one of the most remarkable figures in American history.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eObery Hendricks, PhD, Columbia University, \u003c\/span\u003eauthor, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Politics of Jesus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“In this book we have a summary of what embodied spirituality and activist political theology for peace, civil rights, social, and economic justice for all peoples looks like.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRev. Edwin David Aponte, PhD, \u003c\/span\u003eExecutive Director, Louisville Institute \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e“A dynamic example of preaching as an embodied practice—in one sense transitory by virtue of its rootedness in oral traditioning yet bearing fruit viable beyond its time through the actions it inspires for justice.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCarmen Nanko-Fernández, \u003c\/span\u003eCatholic Theological Union   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\"Rev. Jesse Jackson’s name invokes the ongoing struggle for justice and advocacy for civil rights, and this collection of his sermons and speeches is representation of a black gospel message, from a global figure, that is firmly grounded in an interpretation of the way of Jesus as the way of Justice.\u003cstrong\u003e\"—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReggie L. Williams,\u003c\/span\u003e McCormick Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e “This books captures the spirit of a man and his spirit will inspire the next generation of social activists and preachers. This is a must read for anyone who desires to connect to the roots of social justice.”\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRev. Ralph Basui Watkins\u003c\/span\u003e, Senior Pastor, The Historic Wheat Street Baptist Church of Atlanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e “A great gift to those of us called to speak truth to power in the public square. . . . Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life-long emphasis—in word and deed—on solidarity, justice, and the dignity of all persons is a model for anyone who seeks to follow Jesus.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGinger Gaines-Cirelli,\u003c\/span\u003e Senior Pastor, Foundry United Methodist Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4778c2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over fifty years, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow\/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible impression on the history of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a moving epilogue, Rev. Jackson reflects, “After all these years, what remains for me, is God is a source of mystery and wonder. Scripture holds up. The righteous are not forsaken. We’ve come a long way since slavery time. But we’re not finished yet. Running for freedom is a long distance race.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ev.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJesse L. Jackson Sr., \u003c\/strong\u003eis Founder and President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A noted champion of human rights, he was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988, and served as shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xxxmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Ji-Sun Kim, \u003c\/strong\u003ewho was born in Seoul, Korea is associate professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion. She has written or co-authored nineteen books, including \u003cem\u003eIntersectional Theology: An Introductory Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHealing Our Broken Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xxxmsonormal\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xxxmsonormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jackson_Keeping_Hope_Alive_TOC.pdf?v=1648738305\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xxxmsonormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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Marcus Mescher's book is a great guide for understanding why this ethics of encounter is necessary and what it means in our daily lives, at a crucial time for the unity of our religious and civil communities.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMassimo Faggioli, author, Pope Francis: Tradition in Transition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"The Ethics of Encounter puts the heart back into academic ethics: love of neighbor as deep connection, where we discover our common humanity and our unity in God. Any Christian seeker will find this work uplifting and spiritually rich. A gem for classroom use, it unites theology and a faithful way of life, with relatable examples such as social media, service trips, and climate change. No abstractions here! Mescher gives us a salutary dose of idealism and the hope we need in these fractious and discouraging times.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Lisa Sowle Cahill, author, Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Pacifism, Just War, and Peacebuilding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"After offering an insightful diagnosis regarding t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003ehe fraying of our social fabric, this volume proposes a hope-laden prescription for a renewal of our sense of belonging, precisely through an ethics of encounter as embraced by Pope Francis. Mescher's encouragement to deepen our solidarity with our neighbors is an essential step toward the personal and social transformation we so desperately need today.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Thomas Massaro, SJ, author, Mercy in Action: The Social Teachings of Pope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"This is a commendable body of enthusiastic, inter-related, and thick themes. It is for scholars, students (including Bible or book studies), one's peers, and the wider ecumenical church. Social activists and those confessing the need for balancing action with contemplation will also benefit.\"\u003cstrong\u003e— Barry K. Morris, American Academy of Religion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"Marcus Mescher, American Academy of Religion \"Pope Francis' focus on a \"culture of encounter\" has been so central to his ministry that it is remarkable it has taken until 2020 for a book on the ethics of encounter, from the perspective of Catholic moral theology, to come out. Happily the book has found the right author in Marcus Mescher. He effortlessly weaves first-rate scholarship into accessible prose that, true to his training, is poised to help make a serious difference, both in the field of Christian ethics and in the actual lives of people who read it.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Charlie Camosy, Horizons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"Mescher seeks a vision of solidarity that dwells in the “virtuous middle ground” between Gutiér-rez’s emphasis on the need for a fundamental break to seek out the suffering masses and Aquinas’s emphasis on honoring proximate obligations. Mescher is not seeking to split the difference but to fill in the gaps. Aquinas provides a foundation for solidarity in our preexist-ing roles and relationships. Gutiérrez pushes us to expand those relations to those in need outside our natural circle of concern. The intimacies of family life can then be viewed as a training ground and foundation for broadening intimacy and vulnerability to those in need anywhere.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Vincent Miller, Journal of Moral Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"Though it was clearly written prior to the definin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003eg events of 2020 the COVID pandemic, the movement for Black lives, and a controversial election season—The Ethics of Encounter nonetheless speaks to them, and its timeless message will continue to speak well beyond the year of its publication.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Jessica Wrobleski, Journal of Moral Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"This volume makes clear what the most pressing contemporary social injustices are, ranging from immigration to domestic violence, from “social sorting” to homophobia, from racism to poverty. Mescher presents the reader with impeccable and impressive research (both theological and interdisciplinary) to remind us of what ails our world.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Dan Cosacchi, America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"By linking solidarity with other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e virtues that are developed in daily life and through our encounters with others, Mescher does not close the door on radical forms of discipleship. Instead, he recognizes that intention, practice, time, reflection, and support is necessary for conversion towards solidarity. Without ignoring the ambiguity and risk of encounter, this book encourages the church to develop its moral imagination and to meet our neighbors with both courage and hope.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Amanda Osheim, Catholic Books Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"The Ethics of Encounter is everything writing on Catholic social teaching should be. It is grounded in the gospel, the Magisterium, and the lived experience of the kind of mercy that can truly transform lives. This book provides a method that can, and should be, replicated in other contexts, such as the United Kingdom. Many people mistake the encyclicals for guidebooks or roadmaps. This is not the case. Each encyclical has to be context contextualized particular situation. Unfortunately, much of the current literature on Catholic social teaching fails to do this. However, The Ethics of Encounter takes one of the most important church teachings of the 21st century and demonstrates how people of good will should integrate it into their lives. In doing so, Mescher has provided us with what I’m sure will become a classic in the field of Catholic social teaching.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Maria Power, William Temple Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\"What he has to offer is not merely theoretical but extremely practical, and is a good programmer for healing divisions and divisiveness in society. I must acknowledge that I have gained much from reviewing this book and hence would gladly recommend it to our readers.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Peter B. Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3272b9;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented here is an ethical framework for the culture of encounter that Pope Francis calls us to build. The book serves as a creative and constructive proposal for what it would take to build such a culture in an American context marked by rising individualism, racial tensions, class segregation, hyperpartisanship, and online echo chambers. In particular the work of well-known Jesuit Father Greg Boyle (\u003cem\u003eTattoos on the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e) and his work with gangs in Southern California provides a case study for overcoming fear, hatred, and trauma in order to practice Christian neighbor love that seeks solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Mescher\u003c\/strong\u003e is assistant professor of Christian ethics at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. He has authored multiple articles and book chapters on family life and the common good, liturgy and moral formation, and environmental ethics in publications including the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Catholic Social Thought\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Moral Theology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mescher_Ethics_of_Encounter_TOC.pdf?v=1648740198\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mescher_Ethics_of_Encounter_Intro.pdf?v=1648740198\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202204\/what-were-reading-this-month-april-2022\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" height=\"224\" width=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/By_Marcus_Mescher_Orbis_Books_2020_ISBN_978-1-62698-376-2_Book_Review_by_Matt_Kappadakunnel_480x480.png?v=1660054663\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jeac.de\/ojs\/index.php\/jeac\/article\/view\/846\/754\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Journal_of_Ethics_in_Antiquity_and_Christianity_1_480x480.png?v=1661269042\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"223\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31863673716778,"sku":"978-1-62698-376-2","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mescher-ethics-encounter-FC.jpg?v=1747248871"},{"product_id":"truth-seekers","title":"Truth Seekers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\" id=\"content_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a90aa;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An amazing documentary history of modern nonviolence, a book that needs to see the light of day. It will help today's students understand that peacebuilding and conflict resolution have deep intellectual roots in some of the most paradigm-changing thought of the last century and more.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChip Hauss,\u003c\/span\u003e Senior Fellow for Innovation at the Alliance for Peacebuilding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a90aa;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"David Cortright offers the reader a direct, straightforward encounter with authors whose depth of experience and brilliance enable them to bring the complex topic of nonviolence into sharp focus. I wholeheartedly recommend reading this book from cover to cover.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarie Dennis,\u003c\/span\u003e former co-president, Pax Christi International\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a90aa;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In an age of falsehood and injustice, the need for truth and nonviolent struggle has never been greater. We will do well to learn from the words and wisdom of these pioneers of nonviolence, these seekers of truth. Highly recommended!\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Ury,\u003c\/span\u003e author, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Power of a Positive No\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese readings on the theory and practice of nonviolence come from classic figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., contemporary theorists like Gene Sharp and Erica Chenoweth, activists like Dorothy Day and Cesar Chavez, and prophetic figures from across the world and from diverse religious traditions. Together, these truth seekers present a body of wisdom and practical experience that point the way to peace, justice, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cortright \u003c\/strong\u003eis Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and Chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum. He is the author or editor of 20 books, including \u003cem\u003eGandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for a New Political Age,\u003c\/em\u003e 2nd ed. and \u003cem\u003ePeace: A History of Movements and Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cortright_Truth_Seekers_TOC.pdf?v=1648737115\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cortright_Truth_Seekers_Intro.pdf?v=1648737115\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31863948705834,"sku":"978-1-62698-356-4","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Truth-Seekers-Peace_Cortright.jpg?v=1747248876"},{"product_id":"facing-apocalypse","title":"Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy and Other Last Chances","description":"\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #104e0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #104e0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIllumination Book Award, Gold Medal, Theology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"469\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e“A provocative and deeply thoughtful exploration of theology in the face of environmental, social, and political crises. Keller challenges readers to confront the end times not with fear, but with responsibility and hope.”— \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"660\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e“Keller combines rigorous scholarship with urgent ethical insight, offering a compelling framework for understanding apocalyptic thought in our contemporary world.”— \u003cstrong\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"837\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e“A vital work for anyone seeking to engage seriously with the theological dimensions of climate change, societal collapse, and human responsibility.”— \u003cstrong\u003eModern Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e\"This constructive theologian creatively and critically continues to bring first-century scriptural horizons into meaningful engagement with twenty-first-century existential realities.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eAmos Yong, Religious Studies Review, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e\"Using deep-interpretation and dream reading Catherine Keller succeeds in confronting the terminal forces of destruction of our present time with the message of the mysterious and terrifying Book of Revelation. A brilliant work taking the apocalypse in the double sense of the word as revelation and end-time seriously, full of surprising discoveries.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eJürgen Moltmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e\"This book plays wonderfully between ‘the overstated and the unspeakable,’ to reveal deep patterns between the world of John’s apocalypse and our own, calling us to the possibility of a last chance for our increasingly uninhabitable planet.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Tanner, Yale Divinity School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e\"Catherine Keller is one of the greatest living theologians and in Facing Apocalypse she opens up that oft-hidden and neglected text of John’s Apocalypse, horses, dragons, and all. By holding the apocalyptic text and the signs of the times in a generative and revelatory tension, Keller makes this ancient text shake and quake our present moment. Read this book and don't be left behind.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eTripp Fuller, host, Homebrewed Christianity podcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 118, 188);\"\u003e\"Of special relevance to clergy, seminary students and non-specialist general readers within the Christian community, Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy, and Other Last Chances is an extraordinary and thought-provoking read.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Summers, Midwest book review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1a69c1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” (Revelation 8:1)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJohn’s \u003cem\u003eApocalypse, \u003c\/em\u003eotherwise known as \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e, is the final book of the Christian Bible and has retained over the centuries its climactic position in the Christian canon. Now our age is threatening its own distinctively “apocalyptic” climax: climate havoc. The synchronicity of the ancient imaginary with our own time gives one pause. But as Catherine Keller notes, the meaning of “apocalypse” is not disaster but “unveiling.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn John’s first-century text she finds not a foretelling of future events, but an inspired “dreamreading” of fatal human patterns that offers a lens to understand our present reality—and perhaps inspire an ecological and social response that could alter self-fulfilling prophecies of doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Keller\u003c\/strong\u003e is George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology in The Graduate Division of Religion of Drew University. She teaches and lectures across a broad spectrum of pluralist, ecofeminist, process, and political theology. Her many books include \u003cem\u003eFrom a Broken Web\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now \u0026amp; Then\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGod \u0026amp; Power; Face of the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOn the Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCloud of the Impossible\u003c\/em\u003e; and most recently, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Theology of the Earth: Our Planetary Emergency and the Struggle for a New Public \u003c\/em\u003e(Columbia University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-5zku8Dnv3A\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Keller_Facing_Apocalypse_TOC.pdf?v=1648654282\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Keller_Facing_Apocalypse_Preface.pdf?v=1648654282\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/trippfuller.com\/2022\/06\/07\/catherine-keller-theology-in-process\/\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_1_480x480.png?v=1661271271\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567709184195,"sku":"978-1-62698-413-4","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Facing_Apocalypse.jpg?v=1747248924"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-peace","title":"The Way of Peace: Readings For A Harmonious Life","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"338\" data-start=\"207\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e“A rich and wide-ranging anthology that draws wisdom from multiple religious traditions in service of peace.” — \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"479\" data-start=\"340\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e“A thoughtful and accessible collection for readers interested in spirituality, harmony, and interfaith understanding.” — \u003cstrong\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"479\" data-start=\"340\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"39\" width=\"390\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Peace in the world cannot be made without peace in the heart.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Henri Nouwen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind anthology of stories, essays, prayers, and poems is designed to inspire, encourage, and motivate readers of all generations to cultivate peace. 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In this volume a diverse group of religious scholars and activists reflect on the meaning of the Trump era, the future of democracy, and the challenges facing the faith community. Topics include: “Fractured Truth in Post-Trump America”; the critical role of Black women; the tension between democracy and “whiteness”; the political theology of QAnon; environmental violence; racism and Black Lives Matter; ministry in a divided church and nation; Islamophobia and anti-Semitism; Catholic faith in the public square; and the future of Evangelical Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor of social ethics and Latinx studies at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. 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Yong, and Amos Yong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/DeLaTorre_Faith_and_Reckoning_After_Trump_Intro.pdf?v=1648577367\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"preface\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/DeLaTorre_Faith_and_Reckoning_After_Trump_Preface.pdf?v=1648577368\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040786391235,"sku":"978-1-62698-442-4","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/De-La-Torre_-Faith-and-Reckoning-after-Trump-mechanical.jpg?v=1747248944"},{"product_id":"martin-luther-king-and-the-trumpet-of-conscience-today","title":"Martin Luther King and The Trumpet of Conscience Today","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img cm-reload-1259\" id=\"product_images_1259_update\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2059\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A stirring and incisive call to moral courage. Jean-Charles brings King’s message into sharp focus for our present moment.”— \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“An urgent and eloquent work that recovers King’s voice for a new generation and challenges readers to confront the demands of conscience today.”— \u003cstrong\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2405\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A brilliant engagement with one of King’s most underappreciated texts—timely, revealing, and inspiring.\u003cstrong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eBoston College Forum on Racial Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Régine Jean-Charles has written a glorious book that offers a deeply moral vision of how to recover a society sick with racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration. Jean-Charles weaves together a moving conversation with Martin Luther King that provides a blueprint for how we can deepen our commitment to justice and create a better world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eSoyica Diggs Colbert, PhD, Interim Dean of Georgetown College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“In this captivating work, Régine Michelle Jean-Charles takes the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘out of the box’ and reads justly his trenchant later writings. A feminist, social justice warrior, Jean-Charles has her Isaiah moment here, asking unhesitatingly hard questions about racism, sexual assault, mass incarceration, and the lifetime commitment for justice. An uncompromising work.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames F. Keenan, SJ, Canisius Professor, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Dr. Jean-Charles has breathed new, magnificent, divine feminine ruah into the ministry of one of the Christian faith’s most examined and celebrated men. With the eye of an academic and the heart of a believer, she invites a fresh and holistic approach to Dr. King, so that the reader can receive his gifts anew while worshiping God, not Dr. King. She walks us down a fine line and brings us to the other side, ready to listen afresh to this prophet in our time. What a gift!\"—\u003cstrong\u003eKaji Dousa, Senior Pastor, Park Avenue Christian Church, NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"47\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Through interrogating current manifestations of racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration in our soul-sick society, Jean-Charles’s critique . . . re-symbolizes and reinvigorates the book’s enduring purpose––to expose suffering and to urge humanity to answer the sound of conscience.”\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by M. Shawn Copeland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExplores Martin Luther King’s series of speeches, “The Trumpet of Con­science,” on the intertwined issues of racism, militarism, and materialism, in light of today’s urgent social movements, including the movement for Black lives, #MeToo, and prison abolition, each of which benefits from a faith-based, justice-centered response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRégine Michelle Jean-Charles\u003c\/b\u003e, a Black feminist scholar and activist, is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConflict Bodies: The Politics of Rape Representation in the Francophone Imaginary\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice and Director of Africana Studies at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. She holds a masters and doctorate from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1o8TRKwA_g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_Intro.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_TOC.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/huntnewsnu.com\/70390\/campus\/annual-bell-hooks-symposium-explores-black-feminism-black-freedom\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Annualbellhookssymposiumexplores_BlackFeminism_BlackFreedom_JesicaBakDr.MeredithClarkmoderatesadiscussionbetweenDr.KevinQuashieandDr.SalamishahTilletduringthefinalpanelofthesympo_480x480.png?v=1676471130\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2025\/12\/15\/bell-hooks-diversity-equity-inclusion-feminist-black-african-american-studies-colleges-universities-dei-trump\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"274\" width=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_Business_Card_US_0071456c-d164-4a4e-9f8d-68326599277e.png?v=1768487139\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040824991939,"sku":"978-1-62698-443-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Martin-Luther-King-and-The-Trumpet-of-Conscience-Today-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248945"},{"product_id":"religious-socialism","title":"Religious Socialism: Faith in Action for a Better World","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3893ae;\"\u003e“Fran Quigley tells a new story of religion and socialism in this country. Where others have explored the origins and effects of Christian socialism, he shows us a nascent multi-faith, religious socialism. Through a scholarly, yet very readable blend of history and intimate profiles of religious socialist activists, he presents a vision of modern-day socialism that has already attracted tens of thousands. In a hospital in Detroit, during a labor organizing drive in the South, in the movement for racial justice, or on the streets of New York City, we meet socialists whose faith led them to a politics grounded in democracy, justice, and equity. Look to this book for backstory, for inspiration, for affirmation. Then give a copy to a friend.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaxine Phillips, co-editor, \u003ca style=\"color: #3893ae;\" href=\"http:\/\/religioussocialism.org\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereligioussocialism.org\u003c\/a\u003e, retired executive editor, Dissent magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3893ae;\"\u003e“Fran Quigley has written the right book for the right reasons at the right time—for all time. The profiles are courageous and true; the socialism of the Gospel has and will continue to stand the test of time. This joyful, righteous book will be read and digested and upon its publication will find its way into seminary and divinity school classrooms worldwide. The endorsement from this Christian Socialist is full-throated and glad-hearted. Thank you, Professor Quigley!”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eev. 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How can we feed the hungry and heal the sick when someone is making profits by preventing it? This book explores the rich history of religious thinkers standing with the working class against exploitation by the owning class.”--\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria Svart, National Director, Democratic Socialists of America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor most of this nation’s history, religious socialists made their case to a population that was, for the most part, hospitable to religion and resistant to socialism. Today, those trends are moving in opposite directions. A majority of young people and persons of color in the U.S. express support for socialism. At the same time, even as religious affiliation has dropped, most Americans still say religion is important to them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReligious Socialism\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides an introduction to how those powerful forces come together in the form of religious socialism, the intersection between a devotion to God and a system that promotes social justice in the world. Many of its champions would embrace the words of Eugene Debs, who ran for president several times on the Socialist ticket: \"Socialism is Christianity in action.” Most of the figures in this book are Christian, including contemporary figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Cornel West, but others profiled are Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim socialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFran Quigley\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a former journalist, now teaching as professor at Indiana University McKinney School of Law, where he directs the Health and Human Rights Clinic. He is an active member of the Religion and Socialism Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America, where he contributes to and helps edit their blog and podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicbooksreview.org\/2022\/Quigley.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofCATHOLICBOOKSREVIEW_1_480x480.png?v=1684773313\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMzTOamixpI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41042912968899,"sku":"978-1-62698-435-6","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984356_Religious-Socialism_-Book-Cover.jpg?v=1747248948"},{"product_id":"signs-of-hope-mertons-letters-on-race-peace-and-ecology","title":"Signs of Hope: Merton's Letters on Race, Peace, and Ecology","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #165a12;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*  Catholic Media Association Award Winner - Biography *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“In the best researched book in amiable prose and most relevant exposition in years about Thomas Merton, Gordon Oyer’s detailed review of Merton’s personal letters that transcend conflicting perspectives on racial justice is ground-breaking!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Jonathan Montaldo, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"DefaultFontHxMailStyle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e “In Signs of Hope Gordon Oyer distills for the reader timely insights from Thomas Merton’s correspondence into the critical issues of Merton’s day as if Merton were addressing those selfsame issues, here and now in the twenty-first century. Truly prophetic.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul M. Pearson, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDirector, Thomas Merton Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Gordon Oyer’s deep foray into Merton’s correspondence is a must read! Meticulously researched and skillfully crafted, Signs of Hope not only illumines the development of Merton’s thinking on urgent issues of his day but also animates our work for social transformation today.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristine M. Bochen, editor, Thomas Merton: Essential Writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Oyer’s warm, compassionate voice and skill as historian locates these letters inside our own urgent social questions with a subtle buoyancy.”—\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose Marie Berger, Senior Editor, Sojourners magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Oyer offers a ‘peace and social justice movement history through epistolary’ that puts Merton’s correspondence in critical conversation with our fraught times—and thus with a new generation.”—Ched Myers, co-author, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHealing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e5cd0;\"\u003e“Signs of Hope is a well-written and insightful contribution that furthers our understanding of Merton, his writings and his interest in engaging others on the critical issues of his time. Readers will appreciate the biographical sketches Oyer provides of the correspondents that help explain Merton’s motivations in conducting such correspondence and create a larger context with which to view the letters.”\u003cstrong\u003e-- Thomas T. Spencer, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The real hope, then, is not in something we thing we can do, but in God who is making something good out of in some way we cannot see. If we can do His will we will be helping in this process. But we will not necessarily know all about it beforehand.” –\u003c\/i\u003eThomas Merton to Jim Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn entering the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1941, Thomas Merton initially saw himself as withdrawing from “the world.” But in later years his sense of monastic vocation changed. His contemplative life became a point of prophetic engagement with his fellow men and women in their struggles, their hopes, and their questions. This social engagement was particularly fueled by his wide correspondence.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigns of Hope\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efocuses on Merton’s engagement with the themes of peace, race, and ecology, as expressed through particular relationships, including with such notable figures as Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, and Vincent Harding. Each chapter reveals themes from his life of dialogue, his apostolate of friendship, and his probing assessment of critical issues that remain vital for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGordon Oyer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, Muste at the Gethsemane Peacemakers Retreat\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Cascade Books, 2014), which won the International Thomas Merton Society’s Louie Award for the best contribution to Merton studies of the previous three years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043113214147,"sku":"978-1-62698-430-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Signs-of-Hope-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248952"},{"product_id":"how-to-remake-the-world-one-neighborhood-at-a-time","title":"How to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Our country is as divided today as it has been at any time since the Civil War and Reconstruction, but not just in politics in our society as well. Few have studied and thought more about how to bring a sense of community back to our local communities than Mack McCarter. With Community Renewal, Mack has developed a recipe for how to nourish and nurture the souls of our communities. Our neighborhoods, whether we realize it or not, are craving, even starving for something different, something to bring us together. This is a cookbook full of such recipes and thoughts.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Charlie Cook, Founder, The Cook Political Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“My friend Mack, a true servant leader grounded in faith and hope, has written a book that is both compelling and necessary for our time and all time. From the moment of reading the introduction where tears flowed on my cheeks to the last word, Mack has given us a path forward that may be new to some but is ancient in its wisdom. With a big vision of caring and compassion integrating all humanity, he explains the small steps we all can put it into action to truly build an “ever-renewing community\" which can “remake our world, neighborhood by neighborhood.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Matthew Dowd, political strategist, MSNBC analyst, and author of \u003cem\u003eA New Way: Embracing the Paradox as We Lead and Serve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack beautifully illustrates by words and actions what my homeless friend, Denver Moore, pounded into my brain. It is not the language we speak or the color of our skin that divides us, it’s the condition of our hearts. This game changing book should be required reading for every person on the planet.” \u003cstrong\u003e--Ron Hall, co-author of #1 NYT Best Seller, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“One of my all-time favorite movies is “Back to the Future.” Mack McCarter doesn’t have the wild hair of the scientist but “by golly” he does have God’s “bolt of lightning” for plugging in best practices of his childhood into declining neighborhoods. Through this book, Mack McCarter shares the courageous steps he took to fuse love and caring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e into relationships…using best elements of society to improve neighborhoods, cities and our futures.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Linda C. Fuller, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity International and The Fuller Center for Housing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e “The practical guidance in this volume for bringing about fundamental change in our communities draws on insights about humanity flowing from Aristotle through Weber to behavioral economics. It also subtly recounts one man’s journey of discerning a true vocation. Wonderfully written, it is truly inspirational.”--\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher L. Holoman, Ph.D, President, Centenary College of Louisiana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter, by caring for others on a massive scale has truly made the world a better place. This book tells how he did it.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Bennett Johnston, four-term US Senator from Louisiana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Several experts on democracy conclude that we suffer as a nation from a lack of societal trust. In his book, McCarter offers a roadmap rich with analysis, the experience of application and the vision for up-scaling this model as a course correction away from threat and toward trust. If you have any concern for the future of our nation, or if you are lacking in hope, I ask you to give this book the serious attention it deserves.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Frank F. Islam, Entrepreneur and author of \u003cem\u003eRenewing the American Dream \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Working the Pivot Points: To Make America Work Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a truly remarkable man who daily lives the commandment to love his neighbor as himself. Over 30 years ago he began developing a sustainable and measurable model for systematically rebuilding communities block by block by loving and caring for people. Recognizing the desperate need, Mack has interestingly laid out the blueprint for changing our world into loving, connected communities. A must read!”\u003cstrong\u003e--John H. Dalton, Chair of the National Advisory Board of Community Renewal and 70th Secretary of the Navy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter has spent a lifetime forging loving communities out of complete strangers. This revealing and thoughtful book documents how caring, friendship, and the gift of kindness can bring about powerful changes in our world. It sounds so simple, and that's his point. He reminds us that loving each other isn't hard to do, it just takes practice.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Lee Cowan, Correspondent, CBS Sunday Morning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter has found THE best formula for repairing a broken world…. And he describes it in this book. The formula is so simple, which is why it is so effective and why I was eager to jump at the opportunity to support it in our company’s “neighborhood.” Just imagine how much better the world would be if everyone followed Mack’s passion to bring love, kindness and caring to one person, one city block, or to one neighborhood.”--\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Ottensmayer, CEO of Kansas City Southern Railway Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“As a native Shreveporter, I’m so proud of the work of Community Renewal. What I love about CR is that it’s not about fixing other people or imposing solutions. The simple philosophy behind this movement is that when we care for one another, this system of relationships provides the loving foundation upon which every human being realizes their potential to live a life that is rich in dignity and meaning. When we are loved and safe, we can all fly like Tommy whom you will meet inside!!”\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamille Alexander, Head of Global Sales, BNY Mellon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter’s infectious enthusiasm makes it nearly impossible, once you begin, to put this fast-moving, heart-warming book down. The Mount Canaan Church story, and his leadership in founding, nurturing and shepherding his inspirational Community Renewal International (CRI) project in Shreveport brings home with lucid, simple writing, the deeply theological and unforgettable depth Mack brings to everything he says and writes. Put simply, this book translates “love they neighbor,” better than you can imagine.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Joe R. Reeder, 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Undersecretary, U.S. Army\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter knew long ago what so many of us still seek to understand. It is not that we are so divided, it's that we are not connected enough. Starting not with a program, his focus was on people, their relationships to each other, and the places they called home. Armed with the disarmingly simple and bedrock belief that caring might beget caring, Mack has re-invented the idea of community organizing from the inside out, where the heart is the indeed the heart of the matter. He has demonstrated that real community renewal, and with it national renewal, can start anywhere, and is just one neighbor away. He has given us a roadmap to hope.” \u003cstrong\u003e--Sterling Speirn, former CEO of the Kellogg Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“From Mack McCarter’s heart to his initial vision of love and respect for one another, Community Renewal International (CRI) today is transforming individual lives and communities. I have personally seen the power of love through this renewal in action for individuals, neighborhoods, communities and the world. What promise and potential this book offers to anyone impelled to bring progress and healing to their own communities, and thus to the world.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Virginia Harris, Founding Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHow to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood\u003c\/em\u003e provides a road map designed to repair our broken world. Community Renewal International has proven that together, caring people have amazing influence. They have the ability to move communities, our country and even our world, in a positive direction.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Sally T. Prouty, Former Senior Fellow PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, Former Interim CEO National Conference on Citizenship, Former CEO The Corps Network \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a visionary, a thinker and lover of people. He set out to transform his hometown, Shreveport, Louisiana, person by person and neighborhood by neighborhood. His heartfelt desire to reconnect people with their neighbors and bring love and caring for others back into communities where homes surrounded by fences with doors locked and living in TV land had become the norm. Mack was persistent and he has built a movement which has spread across the US and also globally. \u003cstrong\u003e“--Sherri Parker Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eMack McCarter the quintessential story teller, shares his early-pioneering and ultimate development of a powerful, proven model for building productive relationships, neighborhood by neighborhood. The inspiring story is filled with wisdom, practical steps and joyous outcomes for addressing today’s relational poverty – and how we can ‘re-village’ into communities that actually work because they have mastered the intention and practice of caring. “\u003cstrong\u003e--Robert Hall, recovering CEO and author of the best-selling book, \u003cem\u003eThis Land of Strangers: The Relationship Crisis That Imperils Home, Work, Politics and Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“In this book, Mack simply puts words to the actions he’s already taken in communities. We’ve seen the powerful results of Community Renewal here in Shreveport, Louisiana and his recipe is a powerful one that can change the world. Fantastic read for anyone looking to make the world a better place.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Adrian Perkins, Mayor of Shreveport\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter is a rare “all in\" inspiring genuine individual, who has dedicated his life to help others and communities in need. He has helped streets of despair become neighborhoods where Children and their parents can grow with the hope that the world is not without promise, and faith, and goodness.”\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKix Brooks, Country music artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter’s infectious enthusiasm makes it nearly impossible, once you begin, to put this fast-moving, heartwarming book down. The Mount Canaan Church story, and his leadership in founding, nurturing, and shepherding his inspirational Community Renewal International (CRI) project in Shreveport brings home the deeply theological and unforgettable depth Mack brings to everything he says and writes. Put simply, this book translates ‘love thy neighbor,’ better than you can imagine.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe R. Reeder, 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e undersecretary, U.S. Army\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e“Mack McCarter knew long ago what so many of us still seek to understand. It is not that we are so divided, it’s that we are not connected enough. Armed with the disarmingly simple and bedrock belief that caring might beget caring, Mack has re-invented the idea of community organizing from the inside out, where the heart is the indeed the heart of the matter. He has given us a roadmap to hope.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Sterling Speirn, former CEO, The Kellogg Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #116e94;\"\u003e\"I have personally seen the power of love through this renewal in action for individuals, neighborhoods, communities and the world. What promise and potential this book offers to anyone impelled to bring progress and healing to their own communities, and thus to the world.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Virginia Harris, founding trustee and former chairman of the board of trustees, The Mary Baker Eddy Library\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Remake the World Neighborhood by Neighborhood\u003c\/em\u003e is the solution to the social breakdown felt across the country and around the world today. It narrates the story and philosophy of Community Renewal International (CRI), an organization founded in Shreveport, Louisiana. In the places where it has taken root, people build new friendships and begin to restore the bonds that sustain communities so that they thrive. Crime rates plummet. People come out of their homes and grow connections with their neighbors. They become active, caring participants in their societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late Millard Fuller, co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, once described CRI as “the premier community renewal building model in the nation,” and his wife and co-founder Linda Fuller writes, “Mack McCarter shares the courageous steps he took to fuse love and caring into relationships, using the best elements of society to improve neighborhoods, cities and our futures.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book tells the story of how McCarter returned to his home town of Shreveport after many years as a pastor in Texas. He found a city that was racially divided and suffering from violence. With a small group of like-minded people, he intentionally and proactively began engaging with people in the city's most violent and dangerous neighborhood. Over time, studying the history of the rise and fall of civilizations and applying that research to the practical question of community renewal, he developed a replicable system. Today, Black and white, Republican and Democrat, men and women—all who have become part of the “We Care Team,” now over 50,000 strong, have remade entire neighborhoods and repaired the fabric of society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG.S. “Mack” McCarter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and coordinator of Community Renewal International. Before returning in 1994 to his native Shreveport to implement his vision, Mack pastored churches in Texas for eighteen years. There are now more than 50,000 “We Care” team members in every state and forty-one nations. Ten cities in the United States are reproducing the Shreveport model of connecting caring people, changing lives, and transforming communities. Mack and his wife Judy live in Shreveport, LA, and Washington, DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Muldoon\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches in the philosophy department at Boston College and is the author or co-author of ten books including \u003cem\u003eThe Ignatian Workout\u003c\/em\u003e and, with his wife Sue, \u003cem\u003eThe Discerning Parent\u003c\/em\u003e. His books and essays are used frequently in college courses, faculty discussion groups, and retreats. He and Sue reside outside of Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/McCarter_Muldoon_How_to_Remake_the_World..._Intro.pdf?v=1655928623\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/McCarter_Muldoon_How_to_Remake_the_World..._TOC.pdf?v=1655928610\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul’s health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.” –\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Brown Taylor, author, \u003cem\u003eHoly Envy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLearning to Walk in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoward Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th century America, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the civil rights movement, and a mystic who pioneered influential innovations in liturgy, worship, and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThurman’s interest in politics was always, in the words of Vincent Harding, a quest for “a liberating spirituality, a way of exploring and experiencing those crucial life points where personal and societal transformation are creatively joined.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time in print, are Thurman’s sermon series on the nature of democracy, and American democracy in particular, in which he explores such topics as the meaning of human property in the Declaration of Independence, loyalty oaths and the execution of the Rosenbergs for treason during the Cold War, and the Black Power movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout these reflections Thurman explores the strivings of the disinherited, how democratic ideals can enhance individual personhood, and how, as individuals and as citizens, we can deal with the conflicts and inherent contradictions of the democratic common ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Earl Fluker\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Papers of Howard Washington Thurman\u003c\/em\u003e and director of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, is Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership at Boston University and Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics, and Leadership at Candler School of Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Eisenstadt\u003c\/strong\u003e, associate editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Papers of Howard Washington Thurman\u003c\/em\u003e, is author of \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Thurman_Democracy_the_Soul_of_America_Intro.pdf?v=1659467026\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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Yet there are seeds of hope. There are millions who do not aspire to war, who do not justify war . . . . Millions of young people who are asking us to do everything possible and seemingly impossible to stop the war, to stop all wars. It is in thinking first of all of them, of young people and children that we must repeat together: Never again war! And together we must commit ourselves to building a world that is more peaceful because it is more just, where it is peace that triumphs and not the folly of war; justice, and not the injustice of war; mutual forgiveness, and not the hatred that divides and makes us see the other, the person who is different from us, as an enemy.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1575ab;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has made concern and action for peace and nonviolence one of his signature themes. From his travels to Iraq and other war-torn regions to his prophetic homilies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he has called the world to pursue a different path. Now, with the recent crisis in the Ukraine, his powerful voice is more prophetic and necessary than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"433\" height=\"83\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Against_War_Intro.pdf?v=1653657081\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Against_War_TOC.pdf?v=1653657094\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/davidswanson.org\/this-atheist-begs-you-to-read-the-popes-new-book\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_Business_Card_adca4ecf-ad10-47e2-8b4b-4e626c9f9b4f_480x480.png?v=1661196100\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41827519856835,"sku":"978-1-62698-499-8","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984998.jpg?v=1747249025"},{"product_id":"the-unfinished-search-for-common-ground-reimagining-howard-thurman","title":"The Unfinished Search for Common Ground: Reimagining Howard Thurman’s Life and Work (Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman, Volume 2)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b6031;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Englewood Review of Books  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b6031;\"\u003eTen Theology Books to Watch For \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b6031;\"\u003eJune 2023 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #33698e;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“This marvelous set of deep and probing essays on the great Howard Thurman keeps his profound thought and prophetic witness vital and vibrant in our bleak times! I salute the indefatigable Walter Fluker for once again gathering the texts and voices as gifts to us all!”—\u003cstrong\u003eCornel West, Union Theological Seminary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“Readers will find here a deep existential regard for the ‘unfinished’ in Thurman, and in life. They will savor the fine academic and homiletical voices of those who have brought their own ongoing searches to this moment. They will find here nourishment, sustenance, and hope.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, dean, Marsh Chapel, professor of New Testament and pastoral theology, Boston University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“The search for common ground is indeed incomplete and Walter Earl Fluker assembles the brightest minds to illuminate Thurman’s genius and why the search is so essential to our spiritual survival.”—\u003cstrong\u003eLerita Coleman Brown, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology, Agnes Scott College; author, \u003cem\u003eWhat Makes You Come Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“Howard Thurman is exactly the balm our nation needs at this divided moment. He remains America’s most articulate and insightful critic because he has a heart that envisions a better day, tempered by a wisdom that comes from being witness to humanity’s great failings.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Doblmeier, Emmy Award winning filmmaker, \u003cem\u003eBacks Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“Howard Thurman’s vision of common ground is not based on superficial agreement or similarities, but requires deep engagement with our differences—an essential task in these violently divided times. The multigenerational and multireligious contributors to this excellent volume carry forward Thurman’s search, exploring its significance for our contemporary world. They invite us to join them in collective reflection, seeking fresh insights to guide us toward spiritual wholeness and authentic community. Readers of this volume will find inspiration and worthy companionship for their own inward quest.” \u003cb\u003e—Liza J. Rankow, producer and co-editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman\u003c\/i\u003e audio collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“‘How long, oh Lord?’ This question constitutes the perennial appeal at the heart of the prophetic tradition. In this volume, Walter Fluker assembles an incredible cast of religious scholars who examine the life and work of Howard Thurman toward reimagining human responsibility for the answer. \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished Search for Common Ground\u003c\/em\u003e encourages the reader to not only imagine spiritual and democratic spaces of human flourishing to combat the pressing ills of our age. This volume reminds the reader why the ongoing search for common ground is essential for each generation. Ambivalence in the face of pressing spiritual malaise and social decay is not an option.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Lee Walton, President, Princeton Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e“Howard Thurman, one of the greatest minds and souls to gift America, left a tremendous legacy to nurture and challenge us all to strive toward our greatest human possibilities and to share those possibilities in community. Walter Fluker has gathered a group of scholars whose reflections on and interpretations of Thurman shine new lights on the timeless power of Thurman’s tremendous body of work for ‘the healing of the nations.’” \u003cstrong\u003e—Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor Emerita, African American studies and sociology, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #15608b;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book aims to summarize the life and work of Howard Thurman while also stimulating Thurman scholars in their ongoing explorations of his importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the leading religious figures of twentieth-century America, Thurman was one of the first prominent African American pacifists. He led the first delegation of African Americans to meet with Mahatma Gandhi in 1936, and his theology of radical nonviolence, outlined in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus and the Disinherited\u003c\/em\u003e (1949), influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists. And his insistence on the integrity and centrality of personal religious experience was communicated for a half-century in books, and through a personal presence, that continues to have an impact on religious thought and spiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Earl Fluker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics, and Leadership, Candler School of Theology, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership, Boston University. Editor of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, Dr. Fluker is an internationally regarded consultant, lecturer, and workshop leader. He is coeditor of the Orbis series “Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman,” which includes \u003cem\u003eThe Way of the Mystics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoral Struggle and the Prophets\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDemocracy and the Soul of America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_480x480.jpg?v=1664387696\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fluker_Unfinished_Search_for_Common_Ground_Intro.pdf?v=1676477267\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“John Dear’s is a beautiful message of peace!”—\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, author, \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is an imaginative quality to Dear’s commentary, a prophetic ability to extract Christ’s opposition to violence even from unlikely or less-than-obvious passages. . . . [This] detailed look at how the synoptic Gospels emphasize nonviolence is a sorely needed contribution in a country and a church that blur the stark lines between Christianity and militarism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"[Dear] is not only an advocate for peace but also an excavator as he uncovers the vein of nonviolence that he sees threaded throughout the Synoptic Gospels.\"- \u003cb\u003eVincent M. Smiles, The Bible Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eWith the Third World War being fought piecemeal as our Holy Father Pope Francis regularly reminds us, and the violence of handguns and assault weapons daily taking the lives of God's children in the U.S., we Christians need to be reminded that the Gospel of Jesus is about peace. . . .  Father John Dear's book [assists] us in becoming blessed peacemakers ourselves.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Prepare to be inspired, as John Dear guides you on a journey into the nonviolent revolution grounded in Jesus and his Way of Love. Along the way, you will encounter anew the steadfast fearlessness of figures like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Oscar Romero . . . and find yourself ready to join them in this holy work.” —\u003cb\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Each time I consult this magnificent commentary for insight into a particular gospel passage, I am drawn further into the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  As John Dear convincingly demonstrates, Jesus was their inspiration. The Gospel of Peace lovingly confronts us all with what it means to follow Jesus in all dimensions of life. It is a master class on Christian discipleship.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC. \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e'As I read carefully through Dear’s exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount, which he renames “The Great Mountaintop Sermon on Nonviolence,” I bought more and more into his thesis, that peace and the commitment to radical nonviolence are at the very heart of Jesus’s message. And as I read through Dear’s interpretations of Mark and Luke’s Gospels, I became increasingly convinced that the peace he gave us was indeed Jesus’s primary message.\" - \u003cb\u003eMarian Ronan, EqualwRites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“This book is highly recommended for seminaries and parish libraries. It will challenge readers and preachers to reconsider the message of the gospels and the truth of Christ’s message. Dear never succumbs to scholarly jargon or theoretical arguments. Instead, he takes the gospels seriously and seems to imagine that if the rest of us did the same, well, it could change the world. This commentary belongs in the hands of every priest and deacon, every minister and chaplain, and every politician and leader in our country (and the world). “- \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHerman Sutter, Catholic Library World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                                                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIn this original and inspiring new commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eFather John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eAs Dear shows us, Jesus is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003elike Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003enonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need. This Jesus is also a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities. Those authorities succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThis original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels for all those who preach or engage in social ministries. It is sure to inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty, and climate change.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRev. John Dear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eis an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThe author of forty books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/they-will-inherit-the-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=421000274\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThey Will Inherit the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/lazarus-come-forth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d9b6621ac\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLazarus, Come Forth!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(from Orbis), Father John is founder and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003edirector of “The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beatitudescenter.org\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"LPlnkOWA164f3e54-542e-ca60-b3ec-47efaf77e26c\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.beatitudescenter.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ewhere he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in Cayucos, CA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover art: Jesus the Peacemaker, © Laura James  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dear_The_Gospel_of_Peace_TOC.pdf?v=1692733820\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaheb’s decolonizing thesis situates the suffering of Palestinians within the geopolitics of empire. It presumes a reading of the Bible from the geopolitical perspective of the time in which Biblical texts were set: it invests in a hermeneutic of suspicion with respect to their current reception. This framing is both understandable and necessary given the way in which the Bible and theologies of election and land have been deployed to justify settler colonialism and garner international support.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eClive Pearson, in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Public Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"An excellent book for both newcomers to the geopolitics of Palestine-Israel and those already engaged with the topic. The latter will find a new and productive theological framework for Palestine-Israel, and the former can begin to see through the smokescreen of the assumed “complication” that surrounds this topic with more clarity and nuance.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eLindsay Cowett, Reading Religion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"A deeply poignant book, especially in the context of the ongoing war in Gaza . . . . It illustrates with painful clarity how Scripture—beautiful and sacred in so many ways—is also at times a weapon of mass destruction.\" — \u003cb\u003eVincent M. Smiles, The Bible Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully examines the inseparability of the liberation of Palestinians and the decolonizing of theological discourses. Raheb interrogates the interpretations of biblical stories as a warrant to practice violence in all its forms while illuminating decolonial theological pathways. The book scrutinizes obvious manifestations of violent Jewish and Christian theological justifications authorizing the dispossession of Palestinians. It also focuses on liberal forms of Christian Zionism and their likewise harmful insidious legacies. A Palestinian-Christian grappling with the colonial histories of Christian Europe, Raheb underscores the inexcusability of claims to theological innocence and mystified ahistorical and depoliticized biblical hermeneutics. Decolonizing Palestine is a necessary intervention in the study of the interplay between settler colonialism and theology. The decolonial move, for Raheb, is not abstract but embodied and historical. Every student of Palestine\/Israel and settler colonialism should read this book.” — \u003cb\u003eAtalia Omer, professor, University of Notre Dame; author, \u003ci\u003eDays of Awe: Reimagining Jewishness in Solidarity with Palestinians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 38.4pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e “A brilliant, concise, and long overdue decolonial theology of Palestine. Raheb puts justice at the center of an ecumenical theology of liberation in the face of anti-Palestinian Christian Zionists mired in racist settler-colonial geopolitics. This book is a searing rebuke to all those who profess Christianity but ignore justice. It is also a clarion call for a profoundly ethical reading of the Bible that advances liberation for all in multireligious Palestine.” — \u003cb\u003eUssama Makdisi, professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair, University of California Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“As a ‘Christian in the West,’ my biblical understanding of the birthplace of Jesus justifies, reinforces, and contributes to the settler colonialism which oppresses Mitri Raheb, who was born and lives there. The Bethlehem of my religious imagination has nothing to do with Raheb's daily experiences. \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e decolonizes my mind by raising my consciousness to show how my understanding of the so-called Holy Land weaponizes the Bible against the people of the land. A must read for all of us Christians in the West who wish to stand in solidarity with the oppressed.” — \u003cb\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre, professor, Iliff School of Theology; author, \u003ci\u003eReading the Bible from the Margins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the weaponization of biblical texts to support the current settler-colonial state of Israel. Raheb argues that some of the most important theological concepts –Israel, the land, election, and chosen people – must be decolonized in a paradigm shift in Christian theological thinking about Palestine. \u003cem\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely book that builds on the latest research in settler-colonialism and human rights to place traditional theological themes within the wider socio-political context of settler colonialism as it is practiced by the modern nation-state of Israel. Written by a native Palestinian Christian theologian who continues to live in the region, \u003cem\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/em\u003e provides an insider’s perspective that disrupts hegemonic and imperialist narratives about the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitri Raheb\u003c\/strong\u003e is founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine. Raheb is the most widely published Palestinian theologian to date, including his Orbis books \u003cem\u003eFaith in the Face of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e and, with Suzanne Henderson, \u003cem\u003eThe Cross in Contexts: Suffering and Redemption in Palestine\u003c\/em\u003e. He received the 2017 Tolerance Ring Award from the European Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 2015 Olof Palme Prize, the 2012 German Media Prize, the 2006 International Mohammad Nafi Tschelebi Peace Award, and the 2007 German Peace Award of Aachen. He holds a doctorate in theology from Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, and an honorary doctorate from Concordia University, Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Raheb_Decolonizing_Palestine_TOC.pdf?v=1688742606\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Raheb_Decolonizing_Palestine_Intro.pdf?v=1688742606\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"153\" width=\"268\" style=\"float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/PublishersWeekly_3_480x480.png?v=1688658051\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2023\/08\/how-the-bible-has-been-used-to-colonize-palestine\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"153\" width=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/HowtheBiblehasbeenusedtocolonizePalestineMitriRaheb_slatestbookisaprovocativeexaminationofhowtheBiblehasbeenusedtosupportIsraelisettlercolonialism._ThelandofPalestineiscol_1_480x480.png?v=1692368793\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2023\/09\/15\/palestine-the-bible-is-not-a-baton\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SEPTEMBER15_2023PalestineTheBibleisNotaBatonBYSAMBAHOUR_480x480.png?v=1698242511\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mitriraheb.org\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"153\" width=\"268\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_480x480_f1239a59-f183-4741-b06c-a7503b62f81e_480x480.webp?v=1693238303\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sightmagazine.com.au\/news\/33669-amid-massive-evangelical-support-for-israel-in-brazil-some-christian-voices-express-solidarity-for-palestinians\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AmidmassiveevangelicalsupportforIsraelinBrazil_someChristianvoicesexpresssolidarityforPalestinians15December2023EDUARDOCAMPOSLIMASaoPaulo_Brazil_3_480x480.png?v=1702657106\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancentury.org\/review\/books\/mitri-raheb-takes-christian-zionists-even-liberal-ones\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"153\" width=\"268\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mitri_Raheb_takes_on_Christian_Zionists_even_the_liberal_ones_Business_Card_US.png?v=1712851888\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44436521255213,"sku":"978-1-62698-549-0","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Raheb_DecolonizingPalestine_ff90a741-1a47-4eec-8246-beba127908ac.jpg?v=1747249099"},{"product_id":"the-inner-life-and-social-responsibility-walking-with-god-the-sermon-series-of-howard-thurman-volume-4","title":"The Inner Life and Social Responsibility  (Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman, Volume 4)","description":"\u003cdiv data-cbd-textcontent-status=\"active\" data-cbd-responsivebehavior=\"text\" class=\"CBD-TextContent  CBD-PD-SubSection CBD-PD-Publisher-Description CBD-TextContent-SingleColumn -ResponsiveModule CBD-TextContent-2Column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Columns\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45638f;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“If it be true that God is the source of life, then it follows that each individual is grounded in God in a direct and primary manner. There can be no valid distinction between the God of religion on the one hand and the God of life on the other.”—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Thurman \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #45638f;\"\u003e“Finding [these volumes] of Howard Thurman’s sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archeological discovery—one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul’s health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Brown Taylor, author, \u003cem\u003eHoly Envy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLearning to Walk in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis final volume of his collected “sermon series,” concerns what is likely the most cherished aspect of Thurman’s thought, his emphasis on meditation, introspection, and self-discovery as the key to the religious life.  He often spoke and wrote of his belief in a pervading sense of a divine presence, a presence that existed both within and outside of organized religions and religious institutions and could be found everywhere. But its most important location was within each of us.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Thurman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th century America, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the civil rights movement, and a mystic who pioneered influential innovations in liturgy, worship, and spirituality. Thurman’s interest in politics was always, in the words of Vincent Harding, a quest for “a liberating spirituality, a way of exploring and experiencing those crucial life points where personal and societal transformation are creatively joined.” Here, for the first time in print, are Thurman’s sermon series on the nature of democracy, and American democracy in particular, in which he explores such topics as the meaning of human property in the Declaration of Independence, loyalty oaths and the execution of the Rosenbergs for treason during the Cold War, and the Black Power movement. Throughout these reflections Thurman explores the strivings of the disinherited, how democratic ideals can enhance individual personhood, and how, as individuals and as citizens, we can deal with the conflicts and inherent contradictions of the democratic common ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Eisenstadt\u003c\/strong\u003e, associate editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Papers of Howard Washington Thurman,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgainst the Hounds of Hell: A Life of Howard Thurman.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalter Earl Fluker\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Papers of Howard Washington Thurman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand director of the Howard Thurman Papers Project, is Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership at Boston University and Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics, and Leadership at Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design by Michael Calvente\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent  CBD-PD-SubSection CBD-TextContent-SingleColumn -ResponsiveModule CBD-TextContent-2Column\" data-cbd-responsivebehavior=\"text\" data-cbd-textcontent-status=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent  CBD-PD-SubSection CBD-TextContent-SingleColumn -ResponsiveModule CBD-TextContent-2Column\" data-cbd-responsivebehavior=\"text\" data-cbd-textcontent-status=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CBD-TextContent-Columns\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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Jesse L. Jackson Sr (paperback edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Greatpreachingcanofferareligiouspracticetoo.--PublishersWeekly_2_480x480.png?v=1692987508\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e\"Reading Jackson, absorbing the clarity of his moral vision, should be required. It’s fuel for the miles yet to be run. “Keeping Hope Alive” is the place to begin.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Chicago Tribune Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“I’ve been with Jesse since he was 18. Now he’s 78 and his writing and his preaching have only continued to get deeper and better. His words have inspired countless thousands. It makes me happy to see this collection of speeches and sermons by my friend and brother.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Ambassador Andrew Young\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e\"This collection further cements Reverend Jackson’s enduring role as one of the nation’s most prophetic preachers and visionaries. His tireless advocacy continues to inspire a generation, myself included, who have tried to implement his lessons into my own social justice ministry.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Rev. Al Sharpton, President \u0026amp; Founder, NAN and host of Politics Nation on MSNBC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.—my friend, ‘the Rev’—has spoken out across the decades, across the generations, across all the barriers to justice and healing that we erect.  We have not always listened.  Listen now!”\u003cstrong\u003e—Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, former General Secretary, National Council of Churches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson is one of the world’s most consequential public theologians and his oratory merits ongoing study and discussion. At a time of international unrest, we would be well served by revisiting his prescriptions for repairing our fragmented world and forging ahead together to build a global beloved community.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert M. Franklin, President Emeritus, Morehouse College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson is one of the world’s most dynamic icons of civil and human rights. In this masterpiece he blends global equity, financial literacy, and religious inspiration.”—\u003cstrong\u003eTricia “CK” Hoffler, Esq., President-Elect, National Bar Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“With the searing insight of a prophetic seer Rev. Jackson speaks truth to power while arming the powerless with liberating truth. These messages and speeches will remind marginalized ‘nobodies’ that they are ‘somebody’ and inspire all of us to ‘Keep Hope Alive!’”—\u003cstrong\u003eFrederick Douglass Haynes, III, Sr Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas, TX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson’s oratorical style, his theological prowess, and his powerful presence rooted in Black Folks Religion have deeply moved me over the decades. This collection of his sermons will move you as well, to keep hope alive.”\u003cstrong\u003e—The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Senior Minister of Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“Rev. Jackson’s words have inspired in the hearts of generations of people the will to fight to make ideals become reality. These words of hope have inspired our progress and fueled our ongoing struggle for human rights and justice, even as we keep hope alive.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Rev. S. Todd Yeary, JD, PhD, Senior Pastor, Douglas Memorial Community Church, Baltimore, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“This is a remarkable collection of the profound insights and life-altering oratory of one of the most remarkable figures in American history.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Obery Hendricks, PhD, Columbia University, author, The Politics of Jesus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“In this book we have a summary of what embodied spirituality and activist political theology for peace, civil rights, social, and economic justice for all peoples looks like.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Rev. Edwin David Aponte, PhD, Executive Director, Louisville Institute \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“A dynamic example of preaching as an embodied practice—in one sense transitory by virtue of its rootedness in oral traditioning yet bearing fruit viable beyond its time through the actions it inspires for justice.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Carmen Nanko-Fernández, Catholic Theological Union   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e\"Rev. Jesse Jackson’s name invokes the ongoing struggle for justice and advocacy for civil rights, and this collection of his sermons and speeches is representation of a black gospel message, from a global figure, that is firmly grounded in an interpretation of the way of Jesus as the way of Justice.\u003cstrong\u003e\"—Reggie L. Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“This books captures the spirit of a man and his spirit will inspire the next generation of social activists and preachers. This is a must read for anyone who desires to connect to the roots of social justice.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Rev. Ralph Basui Watkins, Senior Pastor, The Historic Wheat Street Baptist Church of Atlanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“A great gift to those of us called to speak truth to power in the public square. . . . Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life-long emphasis—in word and deed—on solidarity, justice, and the dignity of all persons is a model for anyone who seeks to follow Jesus.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, Senior Pastor, Foundry United Methodist Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204a8a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eKeeping Hope Alive \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates how much of what Rev. Jackson has said and done blazed a path for us today. His words still offer a pathway for the country to be otherwise, especially in these dark times when democracy, battered and bruised, cowers in the corner.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e93;\"\u003eEddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University, from his Afterword\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over fifty years, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow\/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible mark on the history of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                                                             \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a moving epilogue, Rev. Jackson reflects, “After all these years, what remains for me, is God is a source of mystery and wonder. Scripture holds up. The righteous are not forsaken. We’ve come a long way since slavery time. But we’re not finished yet. Running for freedom is a long distance race.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJesse L. Jackson Sr., \u003c\/strong\u003eis Founder and President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A noted champion of human rights, he was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988, and served as shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor\u003cstrong\u003e Grace Ji-Sun Kim\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was born in Seoul, Korea is professor of theology at Earlham College, Richmond, IN. Host of the Madang podcast on Christianity, religion, and culture, she is author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eInvisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women\u003c\/em\u003e (Fortress Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover photo: Courtesy of Rainbow\/PUSH Coalition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/the-inner-life-and-social-responsibility-walking-with-god-the-sermon-series-of-howard-thurman-volume-4?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=669814dba\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"260\" width=\"168\" 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style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e\"An important contribution to the growing and broad range of scholarship that has been undertaken to come to terms with America’s 'original sin.'  It will be especially valuable to readers who desire a synthesized account of this academic scholarship that may be put into action in formulating practical responses to some of our most urgent ethical concerns.\"-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan 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Floyd-Thomas holds a light to help us live our faith more deeply as we walk toward our better selves as individuals and as a nation.” \u003cstrong\u003e–Emilie M. Townes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of Religion and Black Studies, Boston University School of Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e“Floyd-Thomas lays bare what critical race theorists have always suspected: . . . whiteness is not only property but has a lease on God. This brilliant text bridges the growing chasm between liberation theology and political analysis with equal degrees of poignancy and timeliness. . . . Read this text in order to work together and think to transform American society and culture for the better.” \u003cstrong\u003e–Blanche Bong Cook, Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice, Loyola University Chicago School of Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e“With his customary blend of historical scholarship and ethical urgency, Floyd-Thomas makes a learned, astute, and highly relevant case for a morally-based critical race theology steeped in Black liberationist, womanist, feminist, and queer theological perspectives. If life, love, and liberation are not at the core of your religion, he asks, why not?” \u003cstrong\u003e–Gary Dorrien, author, \u003cem\u003eA Darkly Radiant Vision: The Black Social Gospel in the Shadow of MLK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e“A long overdue moral and theological reckoning with the historical catastrophe that is the allegiance between white supremacy and American Christianity. . . . This book’s mix of history, theory, theology, and contemporary political analysis hacks at the underbrush of our racially enfeebled religiosity while inspiring us toward a new and more just way.”\u003cstrong\u003e –Brittney Cooper, professor, women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and Africana studies, Rutgers University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 49, 61);\"\u003e“Readers will be challenged and inspired by this magnificent book and its important call to recognize the depth of our humanity and our moral obligations. . . . For any who believe a transformative and liberative Christianity is still possible, this book provides a powerful way forward. I highly recommend it. Pick it up, read it, and be the better because of it!” \u003cstrong\u003e–Anthony B. Pinn, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Practice of Disbelief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #1b3968;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eics and Intersectionality Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eA clarion call to reclaim the essence of faith and the soul of a nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eIn \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eCritical Race Theology \u003c\/em\u003eJuan Floyd-Thomas examines the entangled roots of white supremacy, white Christian nationalism, and the raging culture wars in America. In this provocative and courageous work Floyd-Thomas charts a path for a revitalized social gospel for the 21st century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eDrawing insights from critical race theory, Black liberation theology, and prophetic Christianity, Floyd-Thomas proposes “critical race theology” as a framework to confront racism, exclusion, and oppression within American Christianity and society. Challenging the self-righteous distortions of conservatives, he calls on clergy and believers to truly embody the liberating spirit of Jesus's radical ethic of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eFor students, scholars and readers of contemporary theology, this timely volume provides a hopeful vision of a future where human dignity, social equality, and spiritual renewal can flourish in a nation reborn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJuan M. Floyd-Thomas \u003c\/strong\u003eis associate professor, African American religious history, Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion. 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In this incredible saga of mid-twentieth-century America, Jim Douglass links the deaths of four of our greatest disrupters to a government mindset that set out to destroy them before they could change the world we knew. Douglass makes history truly alive in a way that helps us really remember what these stories mean for our country.”—\u003cb\u003eOliver Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/pages\/advance-praise-for\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Advance_Praise_for_Tending_Call_A_Liberation_of_Vocation_By_L._Callid_Keefe-Perry_Coming_February_2026_2.png?v=1762207856\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eHere at last is the long-awaited sequel to James Douglass's bestselling work,\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eJFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. That book, unlike most books that posit a conspiracy in JFK's assassination, focuses less on \"who dunnit\" as on \"why they dunnit.\" Douglas's answer was to trace the steps by which JFK moved from being a traditional Cold Warrior to a prophetic commitment to peace, willing to risk his own life in order to avoid nuclear war. In particular JFK's partnership in pursuit of peace with ostensible adversary, Nikita Khrushchev, caused him to be regarded as a traitor by elements of the military-industrial-intelligence complex who deployed the mechanisms of the National Security State--which had previously targeted foreign \"threats\"--to neutralize the President of the United States. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThis new volume necessarily returns to the story of JFK, and demonstrates how the same story was enacted again and again in the deaths of his brother, Bobby Kennedy, as well as the killings of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. In each case, American figures who made a prophetic commitment to peace and social transformation were regarded as enemies of the state who had to be eliminated. Douglass believes that this hidden history holds a key to recovering and advancing their mission, and setting our country and the world on a path to peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eJames W. Douglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e is a longtime peace activist and writer. He and his wife Shelley are co-founders of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, WA, and Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality in Birmingham, AL, where they now live. His other books include The Nonviolent Coming of God, Resistance and Contemplation, Gandhi and the Unspeakable, and JFK and the Unspeakable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003ePhoto of Robert F. 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font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAs far-right authoritarianism resurges under the banner of preserving Western civilization, Mac Loftin reveals how white Christian nationalism’s political will is shaped by a theology of power within Christianity itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e“Amid the rise of authoritarian reactionary Christianity, we have desperately needed serious voices of Christian \u003ci\u003etheological \u003c\/i\u003eanalysis and resistance, not just political commentary. This groundbreaking book offers a magnificently conceived theological critique of right-wing politicized Christianity and a profound alternative vision.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer University; author, \u003ci\u003eDefending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e“A beautiful, rigorous call for a theology of grief and acceptance in the face of a rapidly changing world. An utterly transformative book for our times.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Alejandra Oliva, author, \u003ci\u003eRivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e“In this stirring and engaging new study, Mac Loftin raises a new and important theological voice. Loftin shows us the possibility of real resistance. An indispensable book for any serious Christian.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(10, 51, 111);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCountering this malignant theology, Loftin draws on the vision of antifascist thinkers, mystics, and theologians including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Simone Weil, and Michel de Certeau. He reveals how these revolutionaries forged potent theological resistance in their own fraught political moments by recovering a radically different Christian tradition: one that embraces impermanence, reconciliation, difference, and the liberative work of mourning.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMac Loftin\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer on theology at Harvard University. His writing has appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Theology, The Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth \u0026amp; Altar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImage credit: Adobe iStock  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-632-9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; 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Liza Rankow draws on a lifetime of healing wounded hearts in service of a wounded world. Standing at the intersection of activism and mysticism—and telling powerful stories that bring what that means to life—she helps us understand that social change cannot be divorced from personal and societal healing. As an activist who has tried to serve the cause of the Beloved Community, this is the book I’ve been waiting for.”—\u003cstrong\u003eParker J. Palmer\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eLet Your Life Speak\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHealing the Heart of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“In the ashes of all we have lost, a world of liberation is waiting to be born, if w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003ee are brave enough to labor for it. Like the wisest midwife, Liza Rankow takes our hand and offers practical tools to unlock a courage we did not know we had. The result: a journey into healing, spirituality, and social justice that rebirths the world within us and around us.”—\u003cstrong\u003eValarie Kaur\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eSee No Stranger and Sage Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e, Founder of the Revolutionary Love Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“Soul Medicine for a Fractured World offers a wellspring of wisdom and inspiration, braiding mysticism, spirituality and justice into a beautiful healing vision for ourselves, our communities, and our world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“A deeply courageous and tender offering—one that weaves mysticism, justice, and ancestral wisdom into a map for collective healing. Liza Rankow speaks directly to the wounds of our time with insight and integrity, guiding us through personal and social transformation with practices that are both spiritual and grounded. This book reminded me that even amidst collapse, we can choose to live with purpose, reverence, and fierce love.”—\u003cstrong\u003eKazu Haga\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eFierce Vulnerability and Healing Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e\"Soul Medicine is a treasure—a profound solace and guide to navigate these difficult and tumultuous times. The writing is lucid and accessible, and the author's lived experience shines through to offer grounding, humility, and grace.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eNina Simons\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eNature, Culture, and the Sacred, \u003c\/em\u003eco-founder of Bioneers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“Within the great chasm of upheaval and uncertainty, we can forge the necessary skills to build toward a world more whole for us all. True to the wisdom of mystics throughout the ages, Liza Rankow offers an array of paths for us to walk in our unique way, together. For who among us does not need such life-nourishing medicine?”—\u003cstrong\u003eRev. angel Kyodo williams\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rōshi, co-author, \u003cem\u003eRadical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e\"Soul Medicine is a balm for the weary, a guide for the searching, and a radiant vision of hope for our shared future. With the wisdom and tenderness of a spiritual elder, Liza Rankow accompanies us on a journey of personal transformation and collective healing, reminding us of what becomes possible when spirit and justice meet. What a profound gift she has given the world.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eJen Bailey\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eTo My Beloveds\u003c\/em\u003e, founder of Faith Matters Network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“The work is breathtaking, informative, and deeply reflective of the expansiveness of Rankow's spirituality. An amazing contribution to the field.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara A. Holmes\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eJoy Unspeakable and Crisis Contemplation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“Deep in our soul, we know that healing the brokenness of the world is tied to our own spiritual growth. Liza Rankow’s Soul Medicine for a Fractured World is a profound meditation on how to have love and healing spill out, over and over again, washing the whole world over. It is a book not only to be read, but taken to heart.”—\u003cstrong\u003eOmid Safi\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eRadical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“In Soul Medicine for a Fractured World, Liza Rankow offers us a blessed opportunity to seize this apocalyptic moment of death and rebirth, to reimagine the in-between spaces of our personal dreams and worldly hopes, for an expansive healing and restoration of this terrestrial space that we call home.”—\u003cstrong\u003eWalter E. Fluker\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eEthical Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e, director of the Howard Thurman Papers Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(100, 35, 138);\"\u003e“In the midst of chaos and collapse, Rankow invites us to restore a kind of wholeness that comes from an ancestral and insightful awareness of our soul's wisdom. We have the medicine within us for the wounds systemically inflicted upon us.”—\u003cstrong\u003eZenju Earthlyn Manuel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Oshō, author, \u003cem\u003eOpening to Darkness and The Way of Tenderness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(59, 13, 87);\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_24.png?v=1756300734\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEach day brings news of worsening ecological, political, and social upheaval. None of us individually can solve the intersecting crises we face; we are not meant to. Yet each of us carries a vital gift for these times. As we navigate the collapse of a world built on domination and division, we can engage in the birthing of new possibilities, finding strength in our belonging to a wholeness that is ancient, infinite, and eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCombining the insightful analysis of a longtime grassroots activist with the compassion of a seasoned spiritual guide, Liza J. Rankow shows readers how to live with purpose and meaning, not just in spite of the rising tide of calamities around us, but as our response to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith an approach to liberation inspired by “mystic activists” from various faith and cultural traditions, Soul Medicine for a Fractured World offers an integrative path toward healing and social transformation, rooted in our kinship with one another, the Earth, and all of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRich with practical application, the book includes questions for reflection as well as an array of spiritual and healing practices to help readers put the ideas shared into embodied action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiza J. Rankow\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePhD, MHS\u003c\/strong\u003e, is an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and writer. Her lifework centers the deep healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. Liza is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, which for almost 20 years supported the well-being of frontline activists, caregivers, and community. 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John Dear guides a young friend on a journey of surrender to God, and the possibilities of Universal Love.”—\u003cb\u003eRev. Cyprian Consiglio, New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, CA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e“In this short, valuable, and practical book, John shares his conversations with a young spiritual seeker named Will who came to him seeking spiritual guidance. As I read each chapter, I felt like I was meeting with John for coffee, sharing my struggles, and receiving his wisdom and encouragement. This book is a treasure.”—\u003cb\u003eBrian McLaren, author, \u003ci\u003eFaith after Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\"In these moving meditations, Fr. John Dear shows how Universal Love meets us right where we are — even in doubt — and gently calls us into prayer, nonviolence, and service. Fr. John Dear’s latest book testifies to love’s power to transform lives.\" \u003cb\u003e-Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e“This conversational book nourishes the spirit in the process of embracing and surrendering to the God of Peace. Through conversations over coffee (or tea), John and his friend explore the mystery and challenge of the beatitude mandate: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” In turbulent times this is nourishment for staying engaged.” \u003cb\u003e-Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, author of \u003ci\u003eNun on the Bus \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hunger for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, and recipient of the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(7, 68, 159);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFather John Dear has a rare gift for clarifying what is at the heart of the message of Jesus, and \u003ci\u003eUniversal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e carries that gift in a very real way. This book feels like a call that brings us back to our hearts and to what actually matters. It speaks just as clearly to those who are new to the spiritual life as to those who have been trying to live it for decades. John invites us into silence, into the presence of the One who loves us, and who alone can take our wounds, our anxieties, and our longings and slowly transform them into our unique gift to the world. Over time, as our hearts are gently disarmed, we begin to look and love more like Jesus, and to trust the peace he promised. This is the kind of book you keep close, return to often, and find yourself wanting to place in the hands of a friend you care about.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRev. 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He did not believe in God, but he believed in “love and truth and compassion.” John replied that those are all names for God, and they agreed that they would speak of Universal Love. From this beginning, John discovered a new understanding of spirituality, and his own life of peacemaking as an exercise in “surrendering to the God of Peace.” In short reflections, he outlines what this means, offers practical exercises, and shows how this might lead us more deeply into the meaning of discipleship in a world of violence and conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. 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Policy advocacy is a civic prayer that impacts the soul of the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThere are so many ways we patrol, punish, and compromise our humanity; ways we impugn our faith and shred the fabric of democracy. Policing and punishment hover over us as matters of life and death. Our world aches for a species of love strong enough to undo the personal, collective, and structural terror and trauma of policing and punishment. To make America safe and sustainable for all flesh, we desperately need a more substantial political muscle than those we have dared to exercise in the history of our republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e In our republic, it's common to grapple with intrigues around public policy, public housing, public jobs, public investments, public safety, and public benefits, but what about public love? 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His autobiographical approach offers an engaging narrative of the frightening and conflicting confluence of violence and non-violence, history and geography, politics and society, dialogue and intolerance. The outcome is a sobering, incarnational exegesis and a contextualized theology that challenges our imagination and understanding of salvation in the present context of Palestine\/Israel.”\u003cb\u003e ―Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, dean and professor, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 63, 14);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 63, 14);\"\u003e“If you wish to understand the disaster that is going on in the Holy Land, you need to read this profoundly informative and insightful book by a courageous man who is not afraid to speak the truth in a world of denial.”\u003cb\u003e ―Elisabetta Piqué, co-author, \u003ci\u003eThe Election of Pope Leo XIV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 63, 14);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(88, 63, 14);\"\u003e“A superb reflection by one of the most, if not \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003emost, reliable, experienced, and knowledgeable Catholic writer on this important issue.” \u003cb\u003e―Fr. James Martin, SJ, author, \u003ci\u003eThis Our Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nWriting from Jerusalem, an Israeli Jesuit priest brings his unique experiences to bear, weaving together theology, history, and political analysis with care and compassion.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquest or Leaven\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003echallenges Christians and all people of good will to grapple with questions of violence and nonviolence, peoplehood and land, partition and dialogue, history and community, society and marginalization.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" id=\"x_Signature\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eDavid M. 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How can our faith guide us? This book draws on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) to help Catholics look anew at the Holy Land and envision how each of us can contribute to a just and peaceful future there. The book explores key ideas from CST like human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity, while also introducing readers to the difficult history of the region, its present-day realities, and its connections to policies and controversies in the United States.\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003eJordan Denari Duffner, PhD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e, is a Catholic theologian, educator, and scholar of Muslim-Christian relations and interreligious dialogue. 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