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Cut Dead but Still Alive Caring for African American Young Men

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ISBN-10: 142670304X

ISBN-13: 9781426703041

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gregory C. Ellison, Gregory C. Ellison

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To cut dead means to refuse to acknowledge another with the intent to punish. Gregory Ellison says that this is the plight of African American young men. They are stigmatized with limited opportunity for education and disproportionate incarceration. At the same time, they are often resistant to help from social institutions including the church. They are mute and invisible to society but also in their inward being. Their voice and physical selves are not acknowledged, leaving them ripe for hopelessness and volatility. So if the need is so great yet the desire for help wanes, where is the remedy? Healing can begin by reframing the problem. While to cut dead is destructive, it also refers to…    
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 5/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 206
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.90" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Gregory Ellison II is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gregory C. Ellison II is assistant professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Candler School of Theology. He is the author of Cut Dead but Still Alive and the cofounder of Fearless Dialogues, a grassroots community initiative that draws unlikely partners together to create positive change in self and others.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Cut Dead
From Golden Days to Ivy Greens: Caring with Marginalized Populations
The DEATH of Control and the BIRTH of Fearless Dialogue
The DEATH of Self-Esteem and the SEED of an Interrupting Hope
The DEATH of Meaningful Existence and the BIRTH of Miraculous Solutions
The DEATH of Belonging and the Life-Giving COMMUNITY of Reliable Others
Notes
Index