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Dry bones rattling: Community building to revitalize American democracy
In clear and accessible prose, Mark Warren argues that the key to revitalizing democracy lies in connecting politics to community institutions and the values that sustain them. By doing so, the IAF network builds an organized, multiracial constituency with the power to advance desperately needed social policies. While Americans are most aware of the religious…
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A framework for understanding poverty. Aha! Process.
What does this book provide that is difficult to find elsewhere? • The comments I hear most frequently from educators are, “It changed my teaching,” “That book is the reason I did not quit,” and “I don’t take what the students or parents do personally anymore.” • The book provides extremely usable strategies and basic…
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Our kids: The American dream in crisis
In Our Kids, Robert Putnam offers a personal and authoritative look at this new American crisis, beginning with the example of his high school class of 1959 in Port Clinton, Ohio. The vast majority of those students went on to lives better than those of their parents. But their children and grandchildren have faced diminishing…
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Recovery rising
White, W. (2017). Recovery rising. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Field wisdom on recovery movements and systems change. Recovery Rising is the professional memoir of William White, who, over the span of five decades, evolved through several diverse roles to emerge as the addiction field’s preeminent historian and one of its most visionary voices and prolific…
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Breathing under water. 10th anniversary edition
Rohr, R. (2021). Breathing under water. 10th anniversary edition. Franciscan Media. Twelve Steps spirituality within a Christian contemplative lens. TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Every one of us suffers from some sort of addiction. For some, it might be a television series, while others struggle with a crippling reliance on drugs or alcohol. The cycle of dependency…
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Addiction & grace
May, G. G. (1988). Addiction & grace. HarperOne. Classic integration of spirituality and recovery; accessible for church groups. Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope–filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the “processes of attachment” that lead to addiction and describes the…
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Understanding your grief. 2nd edition
Understanding Your Grief is built on Dr. Wolfelt’s Ten Touchstones—basic principles to learn and actions to take to help yourself engage with your grief and create momentum toward healing. This second edition includes concise additional wisdom on new topics such as the myth of closure, complicated and traumatic grief, grief overload, loneliness, the power of…
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A Grief Observed
Lewis, C. S. (1961). A grief observed. HarperOne. A short, honest Christian classic on bereavement; helpful for small groups. The Spiritual Journey of Grief A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of…
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ReMoved
ReMoved (2013). Short film dramatizing the experience of foster children; widely used for training and awareness. The ReMoved Films are being created with the intent to bring light to the often unknown subjects of Foster Care and Child Abuse/Neglect. The films educate those who are learning, while simultaneously identifying with those who understand all too well. The…
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The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma.
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent…