Be the Brave One

<p>On September 11 2001 Ann Kansfield a successful Wall Street broker who had spent years laying a path of achievements stood on the doorstep of profound change. The city she loved was in turmoil and a calling to help others was emerging from deep within her.</p><p></p><p>Part memoir and part spiritual formation guide Kansfield's <i>Be the Brave One</i> relays her stunning transformation from a run-of-the-mill capitalist jerk into a wife mother and pastor committed to feeding the poor at her church in Greenpoint Brooklyn.</p><p></p><p>The first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department and voted the inaugural <i>New York Times</i> New Yorker of the Year Kansfield uses her characteristic wit and knack for accessible storytelling to reveal how an adventurous faith rooted in living out your convictions can bring about radical change in the world. From authenticity and courage to perseverance and gratitude in Kansfield's journey you will find the insight and tools to name and claim your own core spiritual values.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately Kansfield's story will leave readers both comforted and challenged to discover and live out their own faith rooted in open-hearted conviction.</p>