{"product_id":"the-place-across-the-river-hardcover","title":"The Place Across the River - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold J. Recinos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Place across the River addresses defective systems of culture, politics, religion, and social relationship with poetic discourse reflecting the predicament of the abandoned and rejected whose voices carry little social power. The collection of poems provides an unforgettable portrait of life on the margins, where the working class, Black, Brown, and rejected human beings overlooked by mainstream society weep about shattered dreams and keep hope for a divided society alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold J. Recinos is professor of church and society at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eGood News from the Barrio: Prophetic Witness for the Church\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eWading through Many Voices: Toward a Theology of Public Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, 2011), \u003ci\u003eWhere the Sidewalks Meet\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eThe Days You Bring\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eThe Looking Glass: Far and Near\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). He completed his PhD with honors in cultural anthropology in 1993 from the American University in Washington, DC. Since the mid-1980s, Recinos has worked with the Salvadoran refugee community and with marginal communities in El Salvador on issues of human rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750093553952,"sku":"9798385203277","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0cc25546ca48e1e7bdd1fbb334b4ddff.webp?v=1779942728","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-place-across-the-river-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}