The Amen Effect

Description

The Amen Effect
by Sharon Brous

ISBN: 9780593543313
Hardcover, new

Brief Description:
The national bestseller From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an
inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most
impactful sermons. In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture
and alienation, what will it take to mend our broken hearts and rebuild our
society? Sharon Brous—a leading American rabbi—makes the case that the
spiritual work of our time, as instinctual as it is counter-cultural, is to
find our way to one other in celebration, in sorrow, and in solidarity. To
show up for each other in moments of joy and pain, vulnerability and
possibility, to invest in relationships of shared purpose and build
communities of care. Brous contends that it is through honoring our most
basic human instinct– the yearning for real connection– that we reawaken
our shared humanity and begin to heal. This kind of sacred presence is
captured by the word amen, a powerful ancient idea that we affirm the
fullness of one another’s experience by demonstrating, in body and word: “I
see you. You are not alone.” An acclaimed preacher and story-teller, Brous
pairs heart-driven anecdotes from her experience building and pastoring to
a leading-edge faith community over the past two decades with ancient
Jewish wisdom and contemporary science. The result is a clarion call: the
sense of belonging engendered by our genuine presence is not only a social
and biological need, but a moral and spiritual necessity. With original
insights and practical tools, The Amen Effect translates foundational ideas
into simple practices that connect us to our better angels, offering a
blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected and caring world.