Erick L. Baker
"Based on my life's journey as a longtime mentor and counselor for disadvantaged youth, a community activist, and a servant in my faith community, I discovered that Chasing We-ness captures the complexity and rationale for forging a healthy form of we-ness for us personally, and for the communities we serve. In engaging prose, William Marsiglio reveals the diversity of we-ness as he provides us hope and practical guidance to complete our life's mission to bond productively with others while strengthening our communities."
Mark W. Moffett
"William Marsiglio thinks big in Chasing We-ness, an elegant and passionately written book that asks what you and I can do to reduce the surging social turmoil of the modern world."
Michael S. Carolan
"We have both too much we-ness and not enough. Chasing We-ness offers a brilliant diagnosis of today's polarizations. But even more importantly, it suggests productive ways forward. The strategies offered hint at ways to afford we-ness that embrace difference rather than reject it. These are precisely the interventions needed as we experiment with ways to keep our social networks, and social and civic institutions, from spinning further apart."
Gary Alan Fine
"In this timely book, William Marsiglio reminds us of the vital importance of belonging to a community and of the centrality of empathy that results. Drawing on an impressively wide range of interdisciplinary sources, Marsiglio recognizes that society depends upon our commitments. Readers will learn much from his rich insights."
Jacqueline Olds
"Chasing We-ness takes on an impossible task: to lay out a plan for unifying an America that has fragmented in a dramatic way since 2016. He comprehensively reminds us of the features that create a sense of caring community with detailed examples that make his points brilliantly clear. I know of no one who has brought all this data together with a blueprint for change so well!"
Christian Picciolini
"In Chasing We-ness, William Marsiglio presents a fascinating and hopeful study of how being able to listen compassionately and empathize effectively is at the heart of healthy and radical transformation."
Taylor C. Dotson
"Chasing We-ness is a comprehensive survey of togetherness: where it comes from, when it goes wrong, and how people cultivate it. William Marsiglio provides an essential guide for anyone who is frustrated by ever lonelier, more individualistic societies and is interested in building stronger, more satisfying communities."
Glenn Llopis
"In Chasing We-ness, William Marsiglio deftly explains that in our pursuit of purpose and meaning in business and life, individuals must be increasingly empathetic, mindful, interconnected, and inclusive in the ways we think, learn, lead, and live if we are to find significance in a world of difference."
Helen Riess
"Our sociopolitical leaders can afford to dismiss empathy only at their own peril. In Chasing We-ness, William Marsiglio brilliantly makes the case for combating racism, sexism, and xenophobia by exhorting all to celebrate what unites rather than divides us."
John M. Bridgeland
"At a time of increasing polarization, violence, and threats to our democracy from within, William Marsiglio provides a roadmap to a better future in this timely book. Read it, absorb its lessons, and find a way to foster a greater sense of 'we-ness' in your own neighborhoods and communities."
