2005, ISBN: 0976822105

[SR: 3007766], Paperback, [EAN: 9780976822103], Gimlet Eye Books, Gimlet Eye Books, Book, [PU: Gimlet Eye Books], Gimlet Eye Books, Faith is a Verb is both an account of the author’… More...

[SR: 3007766], Paperback, [EAN: 9780976822103], Gimlet Eye Books, Gimlet Eye Books, Book, [PU: Gimlet Eye Books], Gimlet Eye Books, Faith is a Verb is both an account of the author’s five years of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the non-profit home-builder, and a history of the organization, which Goodrich sees as a model institution founded on grassroots, Jeffersonian principles. The reader looks over his shoulder as Goodrich helps restore a burned-out drug den to its Victorian glory in Bridgeport, Connecticut; understands the yawning gap between the rich and poor as he straightens nails with an impoverished teenager in the Dominican Republic; senses the importance of volunteer work as he watches, while laying a stone foundation in Paraguay, the Twin Towers fall on 9/11. Goodrich traces Habitat’s history back to an unsung American hero, Clarence Jordan, who in the 1940’s founded a Christian community in south Georgia, Koinonia Farm, dedicated to social and economic justice. Millard Fuller, a millionaire businessman, arrived at Koinonia during a spiritual crisis in the early 1970’s, but under Jordan’s guidance realized he was a "money-holic," gave away his forture, and in 1976 founded Habitat for Humanity. Goodrich shows how Fuller's Southern Baptist, Friday-night-revival personality helped turn Habitat into the world’s largest non-governmental home-builder, his inspirational leadership greatly abetted by the support of former president Jimmy Carter. Even Carter couldn't prevent Fuller from being fired by Habitat, however, in early 2005 over allegations of sexual harrassment, a crisis the author describes in a postscript written just as Habitat comple, 14278871, State & Local, 15812981, Midwest, 4853, United States, 4808, Americas, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 6343231011, 20th Century, 6343226011, Modern (16th-21st Centuries), 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11232, Social Sciences, 3048861, Children's Studies, 13022421, Communication & Media Studies, 11005, Criminology, 11244, Customs & Traditions, 11247, Demography, 10555, Disaster Relief, 11251, Emigration & Immigration, 11256, Folklore & Mythology, 11258, Gender Studies, 11270, Gerontology, 10775, Holidays, 11272, Human Geography, 69845, Library & Information Science, 11986, Linguistics, 11274, Methodology, 16233621, Museum Studies & Museology, 11276, Philanthropy & Charity, 4556, Popular Culture, 11280, Pornography, 10576, Poverty, 11282, Reference, 11284, Research, 11286, Social Work, 11298, Specific Demographics, 11324, Urban Planning & Development, 3825161, Violence in Society, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11288, Sociology, 16244271, Abuse, 271633011, Class, 297480, Death, 11291, Marriage & Family, 16311191, Medicine, 10582, Race Relations, 11293, Rural, 11294, Social Theory, 11296, Urban, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

2005, ISBN: 0976822105

Faith is a Verb is both an account of the author’s five years of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the non-profit home-builder, and a history of the organization, which Goodrich see… More...

Faith is a Verb is both an account of the author’s five years of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the non-profit home-builder, and a history of the organization, which Goodrich sees as a model institution founded on grassroots, Jeffersonian principles. The reader looks over his shoulder as Goodrich helps restore a burned-out drug den to its Victorian glory in Bridgeport, Connecticut; understands the yawning gap between the rich and poor as he straightens nails with an impoverished teenager in the Dominican Republic; senses the importance of volunteer work as he watches, while laying a stone foundation in Paraguay, the Twin Towers fall on 9/11. Goodrich traces Habitat’s history back to an unsung American hero, Clarence Jordan, who in the 1940’s founded a Christian community in south Georgia, Koinonia Farm, dedicated to social and economic justice. Millard Fuller, a millionaire businessman, arrived at Koinonia during a spiritual crisis in the early 1970’s, but under Jordan’s guidance realized he was a "money-holic," gave away his forture, and in 1976 founded Habitat for Humanity. Goodrich shows how Fuller's Southern Baptist, Friday-night-revival personality helped turn Habitat into the world’s largest non-governmental home-builder, his inspirational leadership greatly abetted by the support of former president Jimmy Carter. Even Carter couldn't prevent Fuller from being fired by Habitat, however, in early 2005 over allegations of sexual harrassment, a crisis th 20th century,americas,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),politics and social sciences,social sciences,sociology,state and local Politics & Social Sciences, Gimlet Eye Books<

ISBN: 9780976822103

Gimlet Eye Books. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the mark… More...

Gimlet Eye Books. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Gimlet Eye Books<

ISBN: 9780976822103

Gimlet Eye Books. Paperback. POOR. Acceptable copy with heavy wear to cover and pages. Pages have writing and or highlighting. Might be an ex-library copy and not include CD or accessor… More...

Gimlet Eye Books. Paperback. POOR. Acceptable copy with heavy wear to cover and pages. Pages have writing and or highlighting. Might be an ex-library copy and not include CD or accessories., Gimlet Eye Books<