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Barking to the Choir: The Ability of Radical Kinship
by Gregory Boyle
Published: 2017-11-14
Hardcover : 224 pages
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"This is a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book. . . . Delight read it." —Elizabeth Gilbert
"If you're in the market for 18-carat inspiration, I urge you to read Barking to the Choir." —Ann Patchett
In a moving example of unconditional love in difficult times, ...
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"This is a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book. . . . Delight read information technology." —Elizabeth Gilbert
"If yous're in the market for 18-carat inspiration, I urge you to read Barking to the Choir." —Ann Patchett
In a moving example of unconditional honey 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 most faith, pity, and the enduring power of kinship.
In his outset book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Ability of Boundless Compassion, 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 get a classic of both urban reportage and gimmicky spirituality" (Los Angeles Times). Now, afterward 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 aid others discover sobriety. Jamal, abandoned by his family unit when he tried to attend school at historic period vii, gradually finds forgiveness for his schizophrenic female parent. New father Cuco, who never knew his ain dad, thinks of a daily adventure on which to take his four-year-former 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 milk shake up our ideas about God and about people with a glimpse at a world defined past more pity and fewer barriers. Gently and humorously, Barking to the Choir invites usa to find kinship with one another and reconvinces u.s.a. all of our own goodness.
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