Volume II in the Transforming the Legacy Series focuses on the work going on today among many organizations who were influenced by this legacy of church renewal and social responsibility and presents the workshop track presentations and findings in six areas: Urban Mission focus on local community reformulation, education of tomorrow's leaders in seminaries and universities, and local leadership development in India and other countries; Interfaith Engagement of people from all religious traditions working together to address social issues and promote interfaith understanding and conflict resolution in local USA communities and the Middle East; Environmental Stewardship with practical approaches from architectural to alternative energy to gardening; Global Health Initiatives for addressing major systemic problems like HIV/AIDs in African Villages to community based health networking among doctors, nurses and patients in New York City Educational Mandates focused on methods in public, private and community based; and Corporate Ethics for both internal operations and relations among management and employees, to corporate responsibility for the impact of business on society and the world. In addition to the book, video presentations and downloads of articles both published and unpublished are being made available to the readership through the Resurgence Publishing web site at www.resurgencepublishing.com.

Volume I presents the talks and addresses at the Symposium hosted at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washigton D.C. This event honored the legacy of two brothers, JosephWesley Mathews and James K. Mathews and the work of he organizations and institutions they founded and led.Volume II will present the workshop finding from six workshop tracks looking at responses and strategic directions for people of the spirit in the 21st century: interfaith engagement, corporate ethics, environmental recponsibility, community leadership development, eduation and health challenges.

Drawn from the recently inaugurated archives at Wesley Tehological Seminary in Washington, DC, this book is dedicated to those who are focused on responsible societal change in the future. Thousands of NGOs, communities, and movements across all cultures, countries and traditions are looking for new avenues of collaboration in creating a better future in their countries and communities. Adememic, government, business and community leaders can benefit from this documentation of 30+ years in the evolution of effective methods of individual and group participation and processes for responsible local leadership and sustainable social change. These methods have been tested and refined and are now extensivly endorsed and utilized by multiple organizations across the world. This is Volume II in the "Bending History" series of publications drawn from the work of Dean Joseph Wesley Mathews and his colleagues at the Institute of Cultural Affairs located in 25 countries across 6 continents and now celebrating 5 decades of work and global service.