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The whole language the power of extravagant tenderness

The founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world, through a series of moving stories that bear witness to the transformative power of tenderness, challenges ideas about God and about people.

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Main Author: Boyle, Greg (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
Edition:First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
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Boyle, Greg.
Church work with juvenile delinquents > California > East Los Angeles.
Christian life > Anecdotes.
Religious materials.
Self-help publications.
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Summary:The founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world, through a series of moving stories that bear witness to the transformative power of tenderness, challenges ideas about God and about people.
Physical Description:xx, 226 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781982128326
1982128321
Author Notes:Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. In 2024, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. He received the University of Notre Dame's 2017 Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart , Barking to the Choir , and The Whole Language . Cherished Belonging is his fourth book, and he will be donating all net proceeds to Homeboy Industries. Visit the author at HomeboyIndustries.org.

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