Living into Hope, livre ebook

Step beyond the walls of the church and into the thick of humanity.

"Joan Brown Campbell's career can be regarded as prophetic. For Joan, faith has meant engagement with the world and its pain. Her words remind us that at its best, religion should not narrow our horizons, but enable us to live more fully; should not cause us to withdraw from the world, but to do our utmost to make it a better place."
—from the Foreword by Karen Armstrong

Drawing on her amazing life experiences, Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell speaks out on the pressing issues that face us today: love, justice, reconciliation, forgiveness and community. With a bold, distinctive voice, this visionary minister asserts that we have the capacity to transcend the barriers that separate us from one another. She poses that "Who is my neighbor?" may be the most crucial question in our world where so many are hungry and hurting and weary of war. She calls us to live life fully—not carefully or cautiously, but wholly engaged with the world and with the messiness of humanity. She dares us to act as the people we are called and created to be—to claim our freedom to care, to risk and to step out into the unknown.

Capturing the essence of her wisdom gained from years of world travel and experience, Campbell offers inspiration and challenge for all who would claim their lives as people of hope.

Foreword by Karen Armstrong xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii

PART ONE: Love and Unity 1
Love Matters 3
Bearing Down in Love 11
Who Is My Neighbor? 19
One Shepherd, One Flock 27

PART TWO: Reconciliation and Renewal 35
Sacred Conversation 37
Prodigals and the Path to Peace 49
For Such a Time as This 59
The Beloved Community 67

PART THREE: Faith in Action 77
The Road to Jerusalem 79
Dangerous Dreams 89
Science and Religion 97
On Prayer 109

Discussion Guide
Introduction to the Discussion Guide 119
Love Matters 120
Bearing Down in Love 125
Who Is My Neighbor? 129
One Shepherd, One Flock 134
Sacred Conversation 138
Prodigals and the Path to Peace 142
For Such a Time as This 147
The Beloved Community 152
The Road to Jerusalem 157
Dangerous Dreams 162
Science and Religion 167
On Prayer 172
About the Discussion Guide Authors 176
Notes 177