This month our Fifth Avenue Book Group is reading In Defense of Kindness: Why it Matters, How it Changes our Lives, and How it Can Save the World by Presbyterian pastor and speaker Bruce Reyes Chow.

Culture is at a crossroads when it comes to kindness. These days we either view kindness as an inert act based on the absence of being a jerk, or we see acts of kindness as heroic and herculean, beyond the reach and capability of mere mortals. Choosing kindness is also exhausting. The public and private back-and-forth exchanges of hatred and de-humanizing that is more about ratings, retweets, and winning than relationships and community is taking a toll on our motivation to even contemplate kindness as a valid response. In Defense of Kindness makes a case that we each can choose kindness as a way to experience community and wholeness in new ways.

We’d love to have you join us. Email [email protected] to be added to the list.