{"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 \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year (So Far) and a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Must-Read\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCircle of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The revolution I wanted to be part of was in the church.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmericans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. And some have been searching for--and finding--more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of one such \"radical outpost of Jesus followers\" 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, Philadelphia's Circle of Hope grew for forty years, planted four congregations, and then found itself in crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story that follows is an American allegory full of questions with urgent relevance for so many of us, not just the faithful: 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, the Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold has crafted an intimate, immersive, tenderhearted portrait of a community, as well as a riveting chronicle of its transformation, bearing witness to the ways a deeply committed membership and their team of devoted pastors are striving toward change that might help their church survive. Through generational rifts, an increasingly politicized religious landscape, a pandemic that prevented gathering to worship, and a rise in foundation-shaking activism, \u003ci\u003e Circle of Hope \u003c\/i\u003etells 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 us to love, to grow, and to disagree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliza Griswold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.27w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374601683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliza Griswold\u003c\/b\u003e has written and translated five books of nonfiction and poetry (all published by FSG) and was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for \u003ci\u003eAmity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and Critics' Pick. Griswold has held fellowships at Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the New America Foundation, among others. She has been awarded various prizes, including the J. Anthony Lukas Prize, a PEN Translation Prize, and the Rome Prize for her poetry. Currently a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University, she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 2003.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46216528363734,"sku":"9780374601683","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_2a916ae2-40cc-4417-bcb3-b3a871ff45f7.jpg?v=1728045716","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/circle-of-hope-a-reckoning-with-love-power-and-justice-in-an-american-church-9780374601683","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}