{"product_id":"mending-the-divides-creative-love-in-a-conflicted-world-paperback-1","title":"Mending the Divides: Creative Love in a Conflicted World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Huckins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJer Swigart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynne Hybels\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/em\u003e 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Mission\/The Global Church\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflict, hatred, and injustice seem to be the norm rather than the exception in our world, our nation, our communities, our homes. The fractures and fissures run so deep that we're paralyzed by our hopelessness, writing off peace as a far-fetched option for the afterlife. Even if there was the possibility of peace, where would we begin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of disengaging, Jon Huckins and Jer Swigart invite us to move \u003cem\u003etoward\u003c\/em\u003e conflict and brokenness, but not simply for the sake of resolving tensions and ending wars. These modern-day peacemakers help us understand that because peacemaking is the mission of God, it should also be the vocation of his people. So peace is no longer understood as merely the absence of conflict--peace is when relationships once severed have been repaired and restored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing biblical and current-day illustrations of everyday peacemakers, \u003cem\u003eMending the Divides\u003c\/em\u003e offers a theologically compelling, richly personal, and intensely practical set of tools that equip us to join God in the restoration of broken relationships, unjust systems, and global conflicts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42607539126368,"sku":"9780830844845","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/QWtHVit5Y3NGOXM0QWJTVTlHZmZIdz09.webp?v=1771876504","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/mending-the-divides-creative-love-in-a-conflicted-world-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}