{"product_id":"becoming-neighbors-the-common-good-made-local-9780802884121","title":"Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe work of cultivating the common good starts in your own neighborhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBecoming Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e, Amar D. Peterman explores how the common good can be cultivated through the practice of neighbor love. And he encourages Christians to join their neighbors at what he calls \"the shared table\"--a space where communities gather across differences to work towards the flourishing of the whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin every neighborhood, people have daily opportunities to show up for each other and share the best of their traditions, cultures, and beliefs. But too often, Christians keep to themselves--and when they do show up, many spend more time talking than listening. Peterman encourages Christians to adopt a different posture: to sit side by side with their neighbors at the community table, share a meal, engage in mutual listening and learning, and actively commit to each other's flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeterman illuminates the faith-based insights that Christians can bring to the table, such as the biblical call to love others, to seek goodness, and to build communities of belonging. And he offers tangible practices of neighbor love--including compassion, resonance, lamentation, and accompaniment--that translate across diverse populations. Peterman also demonstrates how Christ's example as prophet, priest, and king serves as a guide for how Christians might live faithfully in their communities today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this book is a simple but critical question: \u003ci\u003eHow will we live\u003c\/i\u003e? Amid our differences and disagreements, through the strife and terror of our world, through the reality of death and the hope of resurrection, the answer for Christians is clear: \u003ci\u003eWe live as neighbors.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amar D. Peterman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802884121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmar D. Peterman\u003c\/b\u003e is a constructive theologian working at the intersection of faith and public life. He is the founder of Scholarship for Religion and Society LLC and the former assistant director of civic networks at Interfaith America. Peterman holds an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently a PhD student at the University of Chicago's Divinity School. His writing and research have been featured in \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fetzer Institute, The\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerkley Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Anxious Bench\u003c\/i\u003e. He also publishes regularly on his Substack, \u003ci\u003eThis Common Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amar D. Peterman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733828419741,"sku":"9780802884121","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8f2b7e2b-d662-4247-81fd-15d467efe25e.jpg?v=1773736547","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/becoming-neighbors-the-common-good-made-local-9780802884121","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}