In A Moving Example Of Unconditional Love In Difficult Times, The Jesuit Priest And Bestselling Author Of Tattoos On The Heart, Gregory Boyle, Shares What Three Decades Of Working With Gang Members In Los Angeles Has Taught Him About Faith, Compassion, And The Enduring Power Of Kinship. In His First Book, ... Gregory Boyle Introduced Us To Homeboy Industries, The Largest Gang-intervention Program In The World. Critics Hailed That Book As An 'astounding Literary And Spiritual Feat' (publishers Weekly) That Is 'destined To Become A Classic Of Both Urban Reportage And Contemporary Spirituality' (los Angeles Times). Now, After The Successful Expansion Of Homeboy Industries, Boyle Returns With Barking To The Choir To Reveal How Compassion Is Transforming The Lives Of Gang Members. In A Nation Deeply Divided And Plagued By Poverty And Violence, Barking To The Choir Offers A Snapshot Into The Challenges And Joys Of Life On The Margins. Sergio, Arrested At Nine, In A Gang By Twelve, And Serving Time Shortly Thereafter, Now Works With The Substance-abuse Team At Homeboy To Help Others Find Sobriety. Jamal, Abandoned By His Family When He Tried To Attend School At Age Seven, Gradually Finds Forgiveness For His Schizophrenic Mother. New Father Cuco, Who Never Knew His Own Dad, Thinks Of A Daily Adventure On Which To Take His Four-year-old Son. These Former Gang Members Uplift The Soul And Reveal How Bright Life Can Be When Filled With Unconditional Love And Kindness. This Book Is Guaranteed To Shake Up Our Ideas About God And About People With A Glimpse At A World Defined By More Compassion And Fewer Barriers. Gently And Humorously, Barking To The Choir Invites Us To Find Kinship With One Another And Reconvinces Us All Of Our Own Goodness.--dust Jacket Flaps. The Dude Shows Up -- Holy Befold -- And Awe Came Upon Everyone -- Now. Here. This. -- Sell Your Cleverness -- The Good Journey -- Good Guy -- The Choir -- Exquisite Mutuality -- Now Entering. Gregory Boyle.
Categories:
- History
- World
- Religious
- Christianity
- Religious
- World
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Author : Boyle, Gregory
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2017-11-14
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1476726159
ISBN-13 : 9781476726151
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.7 in x 8.5 in
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