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Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church

Eliza Griswold

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Description:A Pulitzer Prize winner’s intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis.“The revolution I wanted to be part of was in the church.”Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. Many search for more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus.Circle of Hope tells of one such “radical outpost of Jesus followers” in Philadelphia, dedicated to service, the Sermon on the Mount, and working toward justice for all in this life, not just salvation for some in the next. Part of a little-known yet influential movement at the edge of American evangelicalism, Circle grows for forty years, plants four congregations, and then finds itself in crisis.Immersive, explosive, and tender-hearted, Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold offers an American allegory full of urgent How do we commit to one another and our better selves in a fracturing world? Where does power live? Can it be shared? How do we make “the least of these” welcome?Building on years of deep reporting, Griswold chronicles Circle’s journey as its devoted pastors and members strive toward change that might help the church survive. Through generational rifts, an increasingly politicized religious landscape, a pandemic that prevents gathering in worship, and a rise in foundation-shaking activism, Circle of Hope tells a propulsive, layered story of what we do to stay true to our beliefs. It is a soaring, searing examination of what it means for a community to love, to grow, and to disagree.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church. To get started finding Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A Pulitzer Prize winner’s intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis.“The revolution I wanted to be part of was in the church.”Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. Many search for more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus.Circle of Hope tells of one such “radical outpost of Jesus followers” in Philadelphia, dedicated to service, the Sermon on the Mount, and working toward justice for all in this life, not just salvation for some in the next. Part of a little-known yet influential movement at the edge of American evangelicalism, Circle grows for forty years, plants four congregations, and then finds itself in crisis.Immersive, explosive, and tender-hearted, Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold offers an American allegory full of urgent How do we commit to one another and our better selves in a fracturing world? Where does power live? Can it be shared? How do we make “the least of these” welcome?Building on years of deep reporting, Griswold chronicles Circle’s journey as its devoted pastors and members strive toward change that might help the church survive. Through generational rifts, an increasingly politicized religious landscape, a pandemic that prevents gathering in worship, and a rise in foundation-shaking activism, Circle of Hope tells a propulsive, layered story of what we do to stay true to our beliefs. It is a soaring, searing examination of what it means for a community to love, to grow, and to disagree.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church. To get started finding Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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