The Emptiness of Our Hands by James Murray
During Lent and Holy Week, 1999, Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray lived voluntarily on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, the nation's fifteenth largest city. They didn't go out on the streets to satisfy idle curiosity, or to experience a strange new world. They didn't go out to find answers to questions, solutions to problems. They didn't go out to save anyone, or to hand out donations of food and blankets. They went out with one primary aim: to be as present as possible to everyone they met-to love their neighbor as themselves. Doing so, they were reminded just how difficult the practice of compassion can be, especially because of personal judgments, assumptions, fears and desires, all habits of mind that harden one's regard for and behavior toward other people. narrative accompanied by nearly thirty black and white photographs, most of them shot by James using crude pinhole cameras that he constructed from trash. This book will thrust you out the door of your comfortable life, straight into the unknown. What can happen to a person without a home? Indeed, what might happen to you?
Cole-Dai, Phyllis: - Phyllis Cole-Dai began pecking away on an old manual typewriter in childhood and never stopped. She has authored or edited more than ten books in multiple genres, seeking to write across what divides us. Originally from Ohio, she now resides in Brookings, South Dakota. Learn more at https: //phylliscoledai.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780692080856 |
| ISBN 10 | 0692080856 |
| Title | The Emptiness of Our Hands |
| Author | James Murray |
| Series | Emptiness Of Our Hands |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bell Sounds Books |
| Year published | 2018-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 308 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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