So glad to see Publishers Weekly acknowledge my latest edited book, Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons & Speeches of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., (Orbis Books).
Please read the note below and feel free to share it. I hope you also order the book. Makes a great gift.
Publishers Weekly: Faith-Based Titles Leading the 2020 Lists
Theology & Practice
If theology is the why, religious practice is the how, and there are always books in the category designed to help readers live their faith. In How to Follow Jesus (HarperOne, Feb.), Craig Springer, executive director of the evangelism movement Alpha USA, shows that the myths surrounding Christianity are obstacles to its growth. He argues that sin and temptation are not the greatest threat to faith, that forgiveness means facing emotions instead of denying them, and that disappointment in the church can be essential for its growth. HarperOne calls How to Follow Jesus “a must-read for new and returning Christians.”
Great preaching can offer a religious practice too, and Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. by Jesse L. Jackson Sr. (Orbis, Jan.), edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim, collects the famed civil rights advocate’s words over a long career, with a foreword by Otis Moss Jr. and an afterword by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. “After all these years,” Jackson writes, “what remains for me is God is a source of mystery and wonder. Scripture holds up. The righteous are not forsaken. We’ve come a long way since slavery time. But we’re not finished yet. Running for freedom is a long distance race.” Jackson is founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988, and served as shadow U.S. senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.
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Summary
Here, for the first time in print: a powerful selection of sermons and speeches by one of America’s most unforgettable orators and champions of human rights.
For over fifty years, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible impression on the history of our time.
These speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.
In a moving epilogue, Rev. Jackson reflects, “After all these years, what remains for me, is God is a source of mystery and wonder. Scripture holds up. The righteous are not forsaken. We ve come a long way since slavery time. But we’re not finished yet. Running for freedom is a long distance race.”
Watch our PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton interview on MSNBC.
We did a FACEBOOK Live to share the good news of the release of our book.
We also joined Santita Jackson and Friends Live FACEBOOK yesterday to talk about the book, Keeping Hope Alive!
You can watch it here.

(PC: Chinta Strausberg)
Book Signing at Fellowship Baptist Church, Chicago, IL