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Cloud of witnesses / edited by Jim Wallis and Joyce Hollyday.

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TextPublication details: Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books ; Washington, DC : Sojourners, c1991.Description: xvii, 292 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

0883447398 (paper) :

Uniform titles:

Sojourners.

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DDC classification:

270/.092/2 20

LOC classification:

BR 115 .J8 C56 1991

Contents:

Introduction / by Joyce Holiday and Jim Wallis --

I. Blessed are the poor in spirit: St. Francis of Assisi: consumed with the Gospel / by Jim Wallis --

I. Blessed are the poor in spirit: Dorothy Day: a radical simplicity / by Jim Forest --

I. Blessed are the poor in spirit: Karl Gaspar: empowering the dreams --

II. Blessed are those who mourn: Jon Sobrino: touching the idols -- children of war: sharing the dream of peace -- Albertina Sisulu: "I'll never bow down" -- George Tinker: survival and self-determination --

III. Blessed are the meek: Jean Vanier: welcoming the little ones --

III. Blessed are the meek: Clarence Jordan: Theologian in Overalls / by Joyce Hollyday --

III. Blessed are the meek: Desmond Tutu: deeper into god --

III. Blessed are the meek: William Stringfellow: keeper of the word / by Jim Wallis --

IV. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: Martin Luther King, Jr.: dangerous prophet / by Vincent Harding --

IV. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: Myles Horton: leaving the best heritage --

IV. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: Fannie Lou Hamer: stepping out into freedom / by Danny Duncan Collum --

IV. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: Miguel D'Escoto: priest of the people --

IV. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: Sojourner Truth: a pillar of fire / by Joyce Holliday --

V. Blessed are the merciful: Sanctuary: a conspiracy of compassion --

V. Blessed are the merciful: Jon Howard Griffon: a life of radical empathy / by Robert Ellsberg --

V. Blessed are the merciful: Beyers Naude: breaking ranks --

V. Blessed are the merciful: Brian Willson: standing for truth --

V. Blessed are the merciful: Penny Lernoux: a journey of trust / by Tom Fox --

VI. Blessed are the pure in heart: Joan Chittister: the fullness of grace --

VI. Blessed are the pure in heart: Elias Chacour: beyond all boundaries --

VI. Blessed are the pure in heart: Heirs of Gandhi: the power of truth / by Jim Forest --

VI. Blessed are the pure in heart: Dom Helder Camara: hope against hope / by Vickie Kemper and Larry Engel --

VII. Blessed are the peacemakers: Daniel Berrigan: the push of conscience --

VII. Blessed are the peacemakers: George Zabelka: chaplain for peace --

VII. Blessed are the peacemakers: Peacemakers: an endowment for courage --

VII. Blessed are the peacemakers: Thomas Merton: a noisy vocation in the silent life / by Jim Forest --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: faith and conviction / by Melanie Morrison --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Medardo Gomez: a service to god --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Martin Neimoeller: a confessional courage --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Oscar Romero: a shout of victory --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Edicio de la Torre: like dove and serpent --

VIII. Blessed are those who are persecuted: Four US martyrs: a journey of more than miles / by Joyce Holliday.

Summary: "Through interviews and biographical profiles, Cloud of Witnesses introduces us to peacemakers, martyrs, and saints who have embodied the gospel challenge of our day. They include Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement; Fannie Lou Hamer, champion of the freedom struggle in Mississippi; Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk and prophet of peace; Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others." -- from AmazonSummary: "Struggling to be faithful, Christians have always turned to the inspiring example of of prophets, witnesses, and saints - whose lives seem to expand the possibility of human love and courage. Such examples are not confined t the roll of official saints. All around us there are men and women whose stories guide and goad us on our journey - a "cloud of witnesses" in whom the two great commandments, love of God and love of neighbor, have been joined to an extraordinary degree. Through interviews and brief biographical profiles, Cloud of Witnesses introduces us to a company of modern witnesses - peacemakers, martyrs, saints - who have embodied the gospel challenge of our day. We meet Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement; Fannie Lou Hamer, champion of the freedom struggle in Mississippi; Thomas Merton, the Trappist Monk and prophet of peace; and Martin Luther King, Jr. Some have endured persecution; Martin Neimoeller, the pastor who spent years as Hitler's prisoner; Jon Sobrino, who escaped the massacre of his Jesuit community in El Salvador; Brian Wilson, the peace activist whose legs were severed by a train carrying weapons to Central America. All of them - whether from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, or the United States - give proof and inspiration that the gospel can be lived in our time." - from the book jacket

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKS	Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks	BR 115 .J8 C56 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		NPML21050016

Articles and interviews ... adapted from material originally published in Sojourners magazine. Some of these pieces are direct interviews, and some are posthumous reflections on their lives and work.

Resource contains black and white illustrations depicting the subject of each interview or biographical essay.