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Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, former executive director of the United States office of the World Council of Churches and former general secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, is director of religion at the historic Chautauqua Institution. She currently serves as chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women and is one of the founding members of the Council of Sages for Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion initiative. Rev. Dr. Campbell is a highly sought-after lecturer. Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell is available to speak on the following topics: The Gift of Age Our Interfaith Future The Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Twenty-First Century A Woman of the Movement: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow The Story of the Global Women's Peace Initiative Karen Armstrong is the bestselling author of The Case for God, among other books. A powerful voice for ecumenical understanding, she was instrumental in creating, launching and propagating the Charter for Compassion, a global, multifaith cooperative effort to restore compassionate thinking and action to the center of religious, moral and political life.
Sermon collections are common but great sermons are rare. This is a collection of great ones. Joan Brown Campbell, in her inimitable warm, clear and penetrating way, makes scripture come alive and life more meaningful than the average day's events would ordinarily signal it to be. Read this collection of pointed and powerful sermons and begin to see both scripture and life in a new and intimate dynamic. Joan Chittister, OSB, St. Scholastica Priory; co-author, Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia for All That Is A cornucopia of relevant truths eloquently presented with sensitivity, integrity and passion . Offers readers a rare opportunity to experience inspiration while learning history from the vivid stories of a compassionate agent. After you read this book, if you know someone who may not or cannot read this book, please read it to them. Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president, Interfaith Alliance Joan Brown Campbell s prophetic words are driven by a pastor s caring heart. She lives with holy hope for all the world and invites us also to live that way! Rev. Albert M. Pennybacker, former pastor, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) [Unites] a remarkable life of engagement with the important and often difficult issues of our time . A fascinating, inspiring and helpful book. Rev. John M. Buchanan, pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago; editor/publisher, the Christian Century Joan Campbell s voice is an essential voice in the interfaith community today. [Here] she beautifully describes her own life experiences and how they point to the need for greater unity among the religions and understanding of our deep interdependence . This book is a must read for all Christians and people of faith everywhere. Dena Merriam, founder and convener, Global Peace Initiative of Women Joan Brown Campbell is a titan among ministers. She brings a deep love of the gospel and commitment to justice that is reminiscent of the prophetic words of Amos and the just actio
