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Heroes of Change

Stories of Transformation, Belonging, and Becoming

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Pub Date 1 Sep 2026 | Archive Date 19 Aug 2026


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Description

What if change isn’t something we do alone? What if it’s something we grow into together?

In Heroes of Change, Philip Molebash shares the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things: a Jesuit priest building kinship with former gang members, a bus driver turning routes into lifelines of belonging, a social entrepreneur reimagining education, a business leader redefining success, and an actor inviting deeper questions about meaning and purpose.

Woven through these journeys is the Heroic Change Model—Awakening, Calling, Leaping, Emerging, and Becoming—which reveals how transformation really happens: slowly, imperfectly, and in community.

This is not a book about saving the world. It’s a book about showing up for it and discovering that the most powerful change begins when we choose to belong.

What if change isn’t something we do alone? What if it’s something we grow into together?

In Heroes of Change, Philip Molebash shares the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things: a...


A Note From the Publisher

Philip Molebash, Ph.D., is a professor at Loyola Marymount University whose work centers on connection, story, and the transformative power of inquiry. For more than two decades, he has helped teachers, leaders, and communities rediscover meaning by asking better questions about who we are, what we belong to, and the stories we tell about ourselves and one another. His teaching and writing live where reflection meets relationship, in the everyday spaces where change takes root through care. Heroes of Change traces the lives of five extraordinary people and reveals how belonging, shared story, and purpose open the way to who we are becoming.

Philip Molebash, Ph.D., is a professor at Loyola Marymount University whose work centers on connection, story, and the transformative power of inquiry. For more than two decades, he has helped...


Advance Praise

Heroes of Change is both a systemic study of how to change the world and a personal guide to transforming the heart. Philip Molebash has written a deeply insightful and moving book— one that stays with you and challenges you to reflect on your own life, your relationships, and the kind of difference you want to make.”—John A. Carollo, author, The Unknown Composer

“In sports and in life, meaningful change is built over time through commitment, trust, and the people around us. Heroes of Change will resonate with coaches, teams, athletes, and leaders, but at its core, it is a book for anyone who wants to make a difference. These stories remind us that change is possible and that each of us can be part of something bigger than ourselves.”—Greg Byrne, Athletic Director, University of Alabama

"Phillip Molebash, author of Heroes of Change, is a teacher and it shows. This is by no means a mash-up of truisms with inspirational quotes sprinkled in; it’s a sincere celebration of what genuine kindness looks like, not kindness offered for repayment or attention, but kindness practiced for the sole purpose of shaping a better world than the one you once understood to exist. He teaches the reader not how to be kind but rather the impact it can have." - Independent Book Review

"Every so often, a book comes along that is perfect for its time. In a world so indelibly fractured and divisive as now, Heroes of Change is such a book. [...] This is an extremely powerful work, and I will be thinking on it for many days to come." - Readers' Favorite

Heroes of Change is both a systemic study of how to change the world and a personal guide to transforming the heart. Philip Molebash has written a deeply insightful and moving book— one that stays...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798901742990
PRICE $17.99 (USD)
PAGES 226

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