Laurie Kraus

Common Ground

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Transparently speaking from his own social and cultural location as a white Christian clergyman who both owns firearms and is a committed activist in the movement to end gun violence, Gaffney invites readers to consider their own and America’s troubled relationship with gun violence and culture. He offers helpful questions with historical, biblical, and cultural reflection to support readers as they listen deeply to their own stories and the experience of others. His journey will resonate with many who wish to work for a common solution to gun violence across the broad and increasingly polarized reaches of U.S. society from a place of faith, grief, repentance, and hope.”