How to Heal Our Divides Volume Two: An Abundance of Opportunities

How to Heal Our Divides features organizations and voices taking real action to mitigate the racial, political, and other serious divides that negatively impact our society so greatly. The project is not an attempt to gloss over serious problems or “make happy” but instead to highlight tangible efforts that are solving problems – actually healing divides in effective and practical ways. This second book in our series highlights a completely new set of organizations; take a look to see how you can help make the world a better place!

“Action matters because the image of God matters. In these pages, you will be introduced to people whose faith has led them to creative action. Take note. These organizations and institutions are forging a path that makes faith-full living more possible for the whole of the church in our times.”
--Lisa Sharon Harper, president and founder of Freedom Road, LLC, and author of several books

"Whatever your burden for justice and whatever your station in life, there is something in at least one chapter of this book (probably more) that will stir you. You’ll feel an adrenaline rush in your gut, your heart will start to beat faster, you’ll pause your reading to keep pace with your racing mind, or you’ll excitedly tell a friend the new idea that occurred to you. Wait for this moment. Expect it. Then comes the critical part…do something."
--Jemar Tisby, author, national speaker, and public historian

“My favorite part of this collection are the prescriptions and practices for healing. St. John Vianney once was asked by pious folks, how did you get to be so holy? He replied, it’s not holiness; I simply take the trouble. No mere rant, this book is a path forward for people who, for God’s sake, give a damn.”
--Jon M. Sweeney, author of Feed the Wolf; editor of Thomas Merton’s A Course in Christian Mysticism

“I love collaborative projects, because we are all stronger and wiser together than any of us are on our own. This book is filled with incredible stories of incredible people doing incredible work healing the wounds of division and hostility. Dive in and let this holy, hope-full book inspire you to continue building a better world.”
—Shane Claiborne, author, activist, and contributor to How to Heal Our Divides

"If you need encouragement, you'll find it here. Amazing people with good hearts are doing good work in our divided world. If you're one of them, or want to be, read this book!"
-- Brian D. McLaren, author, speaker, activist

“The major work before every generation is to engage in searching for common ground and the common threads that knit us together as the human family and that can help make it possible for us to build sustainable, striving communities. This volume of essays highlights many of those threads and inspires us to walk in the light that they bring.”
--Catherine Meeks, Ph.D.Founding Executive Director- Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing

“These essays are reports on listening and love in action. By introducing us to some of the people engaged in what one writer terms ‘the work of political depolarization,’ it inspires hope. We learn how we can begin to help heal ourselves and our communities.”
--Kathleen Norris, author of “Amazing Grace” “The Cloister Walk” “Dakota” “Acedia & me” and many other books

“This book is full of examples of “We the People” talking to each other, holding the difficult conversations that must be had in order to find our way forward. Please read it and use it in every sector of your life! The democracy you can help save is your own.”
—Parker J. Palmer, author of “Healing the Heart of Democracy,” “Let Your Life Speak,” and “On the Brink of Everything”