Circle of Hope: A National Book Award Finalist - "extraordinary" - Patrick Radden Keefe

A National Book Award Finalist

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NPR, The Minnesota Star Tribune, and Publishers Weekly

"Glows on every page . . . nearly miraculous." -The Boston Globe

"Marvelous." -The New York Times

The Pulitzer Prize winner''s extraordinary portrait of one religious community - and what it means for us all

Although most evangelicals have their sights firmly set on salvation in the afterlife, one extraordinary church in Philadelphia is designed to fight for progress and dedicated to social justice in this life. Over forty years, Circle of Hope grew from one family to four congregations battling for equality among the sexes, an end to racial discrimination, and offering hope to believers of all kinds - from outcasts to addicts - in its radical mission to improve the world.

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