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We, the Ordinary People of the Streets

Hans Urs von Balthasar

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Preface by Hans Urs von Balthasar One woman�s shining example of Christian social action. We, the Ordinary People of the Streets contains a series of powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbrêl , an award-winning poet, writer, and Catholic layperson whose conviction and insight led her to a life of social work in the atheistic, Communist-dominated city of Ivry-sur-Seine, France. In these posthumously published texts, Delbrêl draws from her own experiences living in Ivry, witnessing to the possibility of a life at once rooted radically in the church and fully engaged in the world. Spanning the whole of Delbrêl�s life� from a piece she wrote as a seventeen-year-old atheist to an essay on the Christian life written just before her death�these passionate literary texts explore the Christian�s role in a secular society, the difficulty of faith in an atheistic environment, the need for prayer, the centrality of the church, and the fundamental importance of loving both God and our neighbors.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 0802846963

ISBN 13: 9780802846969

We, the Ordinary People of the Streets

Hans Urs von Balthasar

4/5 ( ratings)

Preface by Hans Urs von Balthasar One woman�s shining example of Christian social action. We, the Ordinary People of the Streets contains a series of powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbrêl , an award-winning poet, writer, and Catholic layperson whose conviction and insight led her to a life of social work in the atheistic, Communist-dominated city of Ivry-sur-Seine, France. In these posthumously published texts, Delbrêl draws from her own experiences living in Ivry, witnessing to the possibility of a life at once rooted radically in the church and fully engaged in the world. Spanning the whole of Delbrêl�s life� from a piece she wrote as a seventeen-year-old atheist to an essay on the Christian life written just before her death�these passionate literary texts explore the Christian�s role in a secular society, the difficulty of faith in an atheistic environment, the need for prayer, the centrality of the church, and the fundamental importance of loving both God and our neighbors.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Release: August 01, 2000

ISBN: 0802846963

ISBN 13: 9780802846969

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