Modern society is plagued by
fragmentation. The various sectors of our communities--businesses, schools,
social service organizations, churches, government--do not work together. They
exist in their own worlds. As do so many individual citizens, who long for
connection but end up marginalized, their gifts overlooked, their potential
contributions lost. This disconnection and detachment makes it hard if not
impossible to envision a common future and work towards it together. We know
what healthy communities look like--there are many success stories out there,
and they've been described in detail. What Block provides in this inspiring new
book is an exploration of the exact way community can emerge from
fragmentation: How is community built? How does the transformation occur? What
fundamental shifts are involved? He explores a way of thinking about our places
that creates an opening for authentic communities to exist and details what
each of us can do to make that happen.
