Heaven Help Us
eBook - ePub

Heaven Help Us

How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build the Future

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Heaven Help Us

How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build the Future

About this book

Discover the antidote to cynicism and despair in this dynamic, revelatory, hope-inducing exploration of the extraordinary work and extraordinary people who are transforming communities around the country--motivated by faith.

The mother of a man with autism manages a network of group homes through her local Greek Orthodox congregation. The director of an Islamic cultural center hosts a national interfaith conference to foster better relationships with the Jewish community. A student counselor starts a free immigration services program through her church. Sometimes we forget that good is not only happening in America, it is flourishing--in the fertile soil of our churches, synagogues, and mosques.

Few people are better poised to speak to the value of religious institutions in civic life than former Ohio governor and presidential candidate John Kasich, who is both a public servant and a man of faith. In Heaven Help Us, Kasich reminds us through gripping stories that faith communities are vital to healthy communities and our nation. Heaven Help Us offers:

  • Unforgettable stories of people making an extraordinary difference because of their faith communities
  • Insights into what sets faith institutions that transform their neighborhoods apart from those that don't
  • Practical ideas for making positive changes in our own communities
  • Hope to dream about what is possible in our country instead of what is impossible
  • Encouragement that religion can bring us together rather than break us apart

 

As Kasich shows us, faith institutions can magnify the power of an individual in ways that almost always exceed the expectations of the person who jump-started the initiative in the first place. More than a collection of "feel-good" stories, Heaven Help Us reminds us of the resourcefulness and ingenuity of our fellow congregants and religious leaders that make it possible to turn our good intentions into even better outcomes. Good is happening in our country. Join in.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: Faith Is Contagious
  6. 1. Reverend Eric Manning: Forgiveness
  7. 2. Sister Mary Scullion: The Hundred-­Million-­Dollar Nun
  8. 3. Reverend Joseph F. Maiocco III: Keeping the Lights On
  9. 4. Lisa Liberatore: Building Community
  10. 5. Bob Freeman: Have a Little Interfaith
  11. 6. Sister Joan Dawber: Shelter from the Storm
  12. 7. Hal Donaldson: The Hope Whisperer
  13. 8. Dr. Nasser Hajar and Dr. Nadeem KhAn: “What More Can We Do?”
  14. 9. Tracey Beal: Fighting Back
  15. 10. Tony Kriz: The Power of Partnership
  16. 11. Father Gregory Boyle: The Business of Second Chances
  17. 12. Christa Carrero: Horse Sense
  18. 13. Reverend Paul O’Brien: One Heart
  19. 14. Jillana Goble and Ben Sand: Radical Hospitality
  20. 15. Eric Lidji: Remembrance
  21. Closing Thoughts: The “Exclamation Point” That Punctuates Our Faith!
  22. Acknowledgments