This House We Build: Lessons for Healthy Synagogues and the People Who Dwell There

Terry Bookman and William Kahn

ISBN 10: 1566993334 / ISBN 13: 9781566993333

Published by The Alban Institute, 2006

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384 pages. 8.90x5.90x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: This House We Build: Lessons for Healthy Synagogues and the People Who Dwell There
• Publisher: The Alban Institute
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566993334
• ISBN 13: 9781566993333
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

Taking up synagogues as its primary example, this book gives vital lessons for congregations of any faith on how to be a healthy community of believers. The House We Build enables readers to learn more deeply about creating and sustaining communities of faith in the course of inevitable transitions and everyday challenges.

About the Author

Rabbi Terry Bookman is cofounder of the Eitzah Center for Congregational Leadership. He is an educator, an author, and a certified marriage counselor with extensive pastoral counseling experience. He holds an M.A. in Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College and an M. A. in Systematic Theology from Marquette University. William Kahn is Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University's School of Management, where he teaches courses on leadership, managing teams, and organizational change. He is also cofounder of the Eitzah Center for Congregational Leadership and holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University.