Hunger for Hope: Prophetic Communities, Contemplation, and the Common Good

by Simone Campbell, Helen Prejean (Foreword by)

Overview

America's current crisis cries out for spiritual practice that summons prophetic communal action for those on the margins of our economic and social systems. Exploring what it means to be "holy" in the world today, Hunger for Hope provides such a spiritual path-one that counters toxic individualism and indifference to others in a quest for justice that works for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626983786
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	09/16/2020
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Simone Campbell, SSS, is the executive director of NETWORK, a nonprofit Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, DC. In 2012, Sister Simone organized NETWORK'S Nuns on the Bus campaign that has attracted an avalanche of media attention in the United States and other parts of the world. Sister Simone, who in 1978 became an attorney and founded a community law center that served the legal needs of the working poor, is a long-standing member of the Sisters of Social Service.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Part I The Contemplative

1 The Practice 17

2 Deep Listening 27

3 Sensing the Divine 35

Part II The Community: Nurturing a Prophetic Imagination

4 A Long and Available Memory 49

5 The Real Pain of the World 59

6 Experiencing Hope 70

7 Effective Discourse 77

8 Long-term Tension 87

Part III Expressions of Hope

9 An Economy that Works for All 101

10 Dignity for All 112

11 Contemplative Action for Change 124

Conclusion 124

Resources for the Journey 145