Overview
En su primer libro, Tatuajes en el corazón: El poder de la compasión sin límites, Gregory Boyle nos presenta las industrias Homeboy, el mayor programa de rehabilitación de pandilleros en el mundo entero. Los críticos reconocen a este libro como un “asombroso hito literario y espiritual” (Publishers Weekly) que “está destinado a convertirse en un clásico del periodismo urbano y la espiritualidad contemporánea” (Los Angeles Times). Ahora, luego de la exitosa expansión de las industrias Homeboy, Boyle regresa con Amor incondicional: El poder de la hermandad para revelar cómo la compasión está transformando las vidas de los pandilleros.
En un país profundamente dividido y plagado de pobreza y violencia, Amor incondicional: El poder de la hermandad nos ofrece una imagen de los desafíos y alegrías que componen la vida en los sectores marginales. Sergio, arrestado a los nueve años, ingresó a una pandilla a los doce y al poco tiempo cumplió una condena, ahora trabaja con el equipo de adicciones a sustancias en Homeboy para ayudar a otros a vivir sobrios. Jamal, abandonado por su familia cuando trataba de asistir a la escuela a los siete años, poco a poco encuentra la forma de perdonar a su madre esquizofrénica. Cuco, un joven padre que nunca conoció a su propio padre muerto, piensa la aventura diaria de criar a su hijo de cuatro años. Esos pandilleros nos conmueven el alma y revelan lo luminosa que puede llegar a ser la vida cuando está repleta de amor incondicional y de bondad.
Este libro ciertamente dará forma a nuestras ideas acerca de Dios y de la gente, y nos hará vislumbrar un mundo definido por más compasión y menos barreras. De una forma cuidadosa pero divertida, Amor incondicional: El poder de la hermandad nos invita a encontrar la hermandad del uno con el otro y nos vuelve a convencer de que todos poseemos una bondad intrínseca.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In a moving example of unconditional love in difficult times, Gregory Boyle, the Jesuit priest and New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart, shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of kinship.
In his first book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, Gregory Boyle introduced us to Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the world. Critics hailed that book as an “astounding literary and spiritual feat” (Publishers Weekly) that is “destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality” (Los Angeles Times). Now, after the successful expansion of Homeboy Industries, Boyle returns with Barking to the Choir to reveal how compassion is transforming the lives of gang members.
In a nation deeply divided and plagued by poverty and violence, Barking to the Choir offers a snapshot into the challenges and joys of life on the margins. Sergio, arrested at age nine, in a gang by age twelve, and serving time shortly thereafter, now works with the substance-abuse team at Homeboy to help others find sobriety. Jamal, abandoned by his family when he tried to attend school at age seven, gradually finds forgiveness for his schizophrenic mother. New father Cuco, who never knew his own dad, thinks of a daily adventure on which to take his four-year-old son. These former gang members uplift the soul and reveal how bright life can be when filled with unconditional love and kindness.
This book is guaranteed to shake up our ideas about God and about people with a glimpse at a world defined by more compassion and fewer barriers. Gently and humorously, Barking to the Choir invites us to find kinship with one another and re-convinces us all of our own goodness.
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