{"product_id":"circle-of-hope-a-reckoning-with-love-power-and-justice-in-an-american-church-9780374601683","title":"Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer Prize winner's intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The revolution I wanted to be part of was in the church.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmericans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. Many search for more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCircle of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ethis \u003c\/i\u003elife, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmersive, explosive, and tender-hearted, Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold offers an American allegory full of urgent questions: 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding 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, \u003ci\u003eCircle of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374601683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliza Griswold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273846649013,"sku":"9780374601683","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_41ae77b9-3cbc-4bea-b73b-d338cebac693.jpg?v=1718082843","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/circle-of-hope-a-reckoning-with-love-power-and-justice-in-an-american-church-9780374601683","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}