Activating the Common Good

Praise

“I am so moved by Peter’s bold, generous, and insistently confronting work. This book is an abundant expression of his lifelong dedication to learning how to ground his clarity and vision in the rich soil of community.”
—Margaret Wheatley, author of ten books, including Leadership and the New Science and Who Do We Choose to Be?
 
“Peter understands that faith communities are vital associations in neighborhoods. Activating the Common Good is an instant and essential resource for my work with neighborhood churches and the broader movement for relational activism.”
—Nicholas Tangen, Director of Faith Practices and Neighboring Practices, Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
 
“To protect nature, we must connect with one another. Peter Block’s new book describes a form of activism that we can all get behind. ‘Relational activism’ is a balm in a beleaguered world.”
—Connie O’Connor, Director of Applied Learning, Cincinnati Nature Center
 
“Peter shows us how to focus on what’s actually changeable. As someone using group methods to address wicked problems too complex for those at the top to solve, this work helps me see the essentials of the common good that I can cultivate in my community.”
—Cathy Berkey, cocreator and Director, The Big Table, Louisville, Kentucky
 
“This work has the potential to awaken the power of the collective.”
—Kim Fulbright, founder of Regenerative Relationships, Inc.
 
“Peter Block articulates in this book a refreshing theory of change. Find neighbors, dream about the world you want, and create powerful new alternatives.”
—Michael H. Shuman, Publisher, Main Street Journal