The Light of Conscience | Free Book

The Light of Conscience | Free Book

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How a Simple Act Can Change Your Life
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Published:August 2005
ISBN:9781588364678
Title:The Light of Conscience
Author:William Shore
Imprint:Random House
Language:English
Number of Pages:288
AN INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION ON THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE—HOW A SIMPLE ACT, A MOMENT OF PURPOSE, CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, YOUR COMMUNITY, EVEN THE WORLD

We all struggle at times to know what to do to seek and abide our conscience—when right and wrong are not black and white, when heart and head speak with different voices, when our intentions and interests are not aligned. If you believe that the outcome of these struggles affects the course of your life, and the lives around you, then this book is for you.
If you believe that there are times and places when the choice an individual makes to speak or be silent, to eat or fast, to remain seated or to stand up in a crowd, to stare and remember or to walk on by and forget, can be as powerful as a president’s command, a congressional appropriation, or a military incursion, then this book is for you.

This book is for you if your profession is rewarding financially but not spiritually, or if you’re ever worried that your career and conscience conflict.

This book is for you if you are a parent whose love of your children never wavers with the anxiety they cause you but sometimes leaves you wondering whether they will grow up to do the right thing even if no one is watching.

This book is for you if you question whether the countless small decisions you make each day add up to a larger judgment about your life’s meaning.

Finally, this book is for you if you believe that quiet, often solitary acts of conscience have echoes louder than the original sound; that individual acts have the potential to trigger large public consequences and continue to inspire others from generation to generation; that such acts bring rewards to the individual, that unforeseen benefits accrue, that one gains more than was sacrificed, and that there is a transformative power and richness to a life so lived.

In The Press

Praise for Bill Shore's The Cathedral Within:

“Simply revolutionary.”
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times

The Cathedral Within is a reminder that what really counts in our lives and in our communities is the enduring value of giving back and helping others. Bill Shore is a true American visionary, whose written prescription for how we can all give something back is both inspiring and enlightening. This book can change both human lives and organizational lives for the better.”
—Colin L. Powell

The Cathedral Within is a clarion call in this time of compassion fatigue, a compelling and convincing plea for us to reconsider the way we approach problems of hunger and poverty.”
—Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls

“Bill Shore has done the impossible: written a social policy book that is a page-turner. Peppered with stories whose wit and wisdom delight us as they inform and inspire us, The Cathedral Within celebrates the human spirit. This book is mandatory reading for all who struggle against the odds to fashion a better future for all of America’s children.”
—Lisbeth Shorr, author of Common Purpose


About the Author

BILL SHORE is the founder and executive director of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit organization that has raised more than $150 million to support anti-hunger and anti-poverty organizations worldwide. He
is the author of The Cathedral Within (available from Random House Trade Paperbacks) and Revolution of the Heart. Bill Shore can be reached at [email protected].

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