Unlikely Spiritual Heroes

2010 Religion

Author : Brennan Hill
Release : 2010
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 249/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Unlikely Spiritual Heroes by : Brennan Hill

Download or read book Unlikely Spiritual Heroes written by Brennan Hill. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his third Heroes volume, Brennan Hill profiles eight improbable candidates for the great things they did: - Thomas Merton, at first glance, a party-going lady's man, becomes a Trappist monk and peace activist; - Helen Prejean, a quiet religious sister, befriends and advocates for the seemingly most monstrous among us--murderers on death row; - Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, a bookish, shy son of Italian immigrants, becomes one of the most outspoken prelates of our time; - Pedro Arrupe, a medical student then priest, survives nuclear holocaust and becomes a great Jesuit leader; - Jean Donovan, a Harley-riding businesswoman, turns missionary and is martyred; - Dorothy Stang, a religious sister and schoolteacher, champions the environment and loses her life doing so; - Maximilian Kolbe, a sickly, eccentric Franciscan, turns publisher and "warrior" for peace and dies in Auschwitz trading his life for a Jewish prisoner; - Karol Wojtyla, a young Polish actor whose election to pope makes him one of the most famous men on the world stage. These unlikely heroes saw great injustice, sorrow, and violence in the world and, in their own ways--some small, some universal--sought and created love, justice, peace, and hope for our time.

Twelve Unlikely Heroes

2012 Religion

Author : John MacArthur
Release : 2012
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 086/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Twelve Unlikely Heroes by : John MacArthur

Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes written by John MacArthur. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the lives of biblical heroes, including Enoch, Joseph, Esther, and Jonah.

8 Spiritual Heroes

2002 Catholics

Author : Brennan Hill
Release : 2002
Genre : Catholics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 213/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis 8 Spiritual Heroes by : Brennan Hill

Download or read book 8 Spiritual Heroes written by Brennan Hill. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is evident after exploring these heroes' lives and writings that God remains a Mystery—a reality beyond images, descriptions, dogmas and creeds."—From the Epilogue How does a person imagine God? How does that image change as the person matures spiritually and undergoes a significant religious experience? What influences—political, social, gender, faith tradition—shape and change a person's view of God? In this compelling and inspiring book of biographical theology, Brennan Hill uses stories and historical and theological sources to tell us how eight modern religious heroes see God. Hill's religious heroes are diverse: a Hindu (Mahatma Gandhi), a Jewess who converted to Christianity (Edith Stein), a black Baptist minister (Martin Luther King, Jr.), a Catholic laywoman (Dorothy Day), a Salvadoran archbishop (Archbishop Oscar Romero), two Jesuit priests (Pierre Tielhard de Chardin and Daniel Berrigan) and a nun (Mother Teresa of Calcutta). Hill writes: "Many of my religious heroes lived out their faith in an outstanding manner. For all of these religious heroes God was often close at hand, deeply felt in the events of their lives, glimpsed in the people they met, pursuing them in their minds and hearts. God, as it were, came with many intriguing faces: as a God of truth, of the homeless and of the mountain. God came in the cosmos, as one beckoning to prophecy and as a fellow sufferer sharing the cross. Divinity appeared as the power of peace and in the poverty of the abandoned. Each one of us might now ask: What face has my God shown to me?"

Unlikely Ways Home

2004 Religious biography

Author : Edward L. Beck
Release : 2004
Genre : Religious biography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 582/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Unlikely Ways Home by : Edward L. Beck

Download or read book Unlikely Ways Home written by Edward L. Beck. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on true anecdotes and observations made by the author, a Catholic priest, to identify examples of God's presence in everyday life, addressing such topics as the September 11 attacks, substance abuse, and human sexuality.

Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide

2012-09-03 Religion

Author : John F. MacArthur
Release : 2012-09-03
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 119/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide by : John F. MacArthur

Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide written by John F. MacArthur. This book was released on 2012-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enoch, who never died . . . Samson, who killed an army with a donkey's jawbone . . . James, who grew up as the brother of the Messiah . . . These are fascinating people whose stories are woven through history and the Bible. They show us God at work in unexpected ways and numerous cultures. They each reveal another little piece of His great plan. But how do they affect my life? If John MacArthur's Twelve Unlikely Heroes presents intimate portraits of these individuals, this study guide is the bridge between those portraits and our daily lives. Commentary and poignant questions bring the points home with unflinching candor, urging us toward a deeper walk with the One who has written all our stories. REWIND—look again at important passages RETHINK—check all the angles REFLECT—consider how it affects you REACT—change your life

Popular eBooks

Unlikely Spiritual Heroes

Twelve Unlikely Heroes

8 Spiritual Heroes

Unlikely Ways Home

Twelve Unlikely Heroes Study Guide

You may also like...