TESTIMONIALS

When President Barack Obama went to Africa for the first time in July 2009, he said, 'Africa does not need strong men. It needs strong institutions.'l He was speaking to the Parliament in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and he challenged Africans and Westerners alike: Africa needs partnerships, not patronage. 

This view puts into real and significant perspective Christine Anderson FCJ's fascinating account of her life's work as a member of the Society of the Sisters Faithful Companions ofJesus. This is a book by a 'strong woman', much of whose work has been in Africa and which has always been directed towards building strong and resilient institutions based on collaboration and co-creation.  

John Bazalgette 

Organizational consultant and writer. Founding member of the Grubb Institute

 The world needs those who can read the signs of the times. Christine Anderson fcJ is such a prophetic voice, and her gift as a group facilitator and organizational consultant is to enable others to make sense of the truth of their experience. Her story exemplifies the grace of which she writes - that God meets us in the place of unknowing. Over 30 years and across 4 continents she has gained unrivalled experience of the struggles that face leaders at all levels in times of uncertainty. 

Discerning right action, she has learned, is a way of life. This book, rooted in a lived Ignatian spirituality and brimming with a passion for social justice, will give heart to those who hold on to the possibility of transformation out of the confusion of post-pandemic times and challenge any who hesitate to own their power to collaborate in the work of change.

Lisa Curtice

Director of the Craighead Institute of life and faith, Glasgow

Christine Anderson shares her experience through deep reflection and a lot of stories, what makes the book very readable: since I started to read it I couldn't stop!

 
I am sure that this book would become a point of reference for all those involved in the work of Faith and Praxis and a GOLDEN gift for people in leadership.

 
A lot of food for thought! 

Emili Turú FMS

Director of Faith and Praxis for Global Leadership and Secretary General of the Union of Superiors General, Rome