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As you listen to voices from a range of religious traditions, you will see that faith – and the actions that arise from it – can mend the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo have hope is to have faith. In these dark and divisive times, too many of us have become immobilized by cynicism or impotence. Karen Hamilton talks to more than a dozen thoughtfully engaged visionary voices who eloquently demonstrate that in dialogue and action there is always hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cem\u003eHana Gartner, Member of the Order of Canada, award-winning CBC journalist and former host of The Fifth Estate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this book, compiled by The Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, are from interviews with people of different faiths who have acted courageously for justice. They are powerful and inspiring and proclaim the hope our faith gives us. 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