The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

Beloved Jesuit priest and author of the inspirational bestsellersTattoos on the HeartandBarking to the Choirreturns with a call to witness the transformative power of tenderness, rooted in his lifetime of experience counseling gang members in Los Angeles.Over the past thirty years, Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives through his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world. Now, following his acclaimed bestsellersTattoos on the Heart, “destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality” (Los Angeles Times), andBarking to the Choir, deemed “a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book” by Elizabeth Gilbert comesThe Whole Language, a book that “filled my cup with hope” (The Jesuit Review).In a community struggling to overcome systemic poverty and violence,The Whole Languageshows how those at Homeboy Industries fight despair and remain generous, hopeful, and tender. Wh