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Based on eight years of hands on experience and more than 300 interviews. Street Saints is a book of motivational stories about unsung heroes and a sociological study of the ""faith factor,"" documenting faith-based programs that are treating social maladies in America. This book takes readers on a tour of communities and institutions where faith-based initiatives are making a difference. It profiles the motivated people responsible for these initiatives, the programs they are running, and the communities they are renewing. ""Street Saints"" offers inspiration, role models, and guidelines for people who would like to give back to their own communities.

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Barbara Elliott unites knowledge and eloquence, an all-too rare combination.

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Barbara J. Elliott is the founder of the Center for Renewal in Houston, which serves the leaders of faith-based groups, particularly those working in the inner city. She is also a philanthropic advisor with the Legacy Group and an Associate Fellow with the Sagamore Institute. She is the author of Street Saints: Renewing America's Cities also from Templeton Foundation Press, which profiles the people, programs, and organizations that are transforming our communities.

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