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9781570753183

A Passion for Life: Fragments of the Face of God

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    9781570753183

  • ISBN10:

    1570753180

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-05-01
  • Publisher: Orbis Books
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Summary

Bestselling spiritual writer Joan Chittister joins here with a prophetic artist, Robert Lentz, to depict a range of saints, prophets, and spiritual witnesses whose lives reflect the many facets of the divine.

Author Biography

Joan Chittister, O.S.B., is the founder and Executive Director of BENETVISION: A Resource Center for Contemporary Spirituality Artist Robert Lentz has been painting icons for 25 years. Born in 1946 of Russian and Irish parents, Lentz began his study of iconography when he was researching his Eastern European roots. His apprenticeship was with the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery in Boston. He currently lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. ix
Eve: The Image of Godp. 1
Gandhi: The Force of Non-Forcep. 5
Benedict and Scholastica: Images of Hopep. 9
Charles DE Foucauld: Icon of the Universal Brotherp. 13
The University Martyrs: Icons of the Patience of Godp. 18
Hagar: The Abandoned Womanp. 23
Rumi: Icon of Wisdomp. 25
John XXIII: A Glimpse of the Heart of Godp. 30
Hildegard of Bingen: The Feminine Voice of Godp. 34
Martin Luther King: The Icon of Light in Darknessp. 39
Mary Magdalene: Icon of Ministryp. 43
Bartolome DE Las Casas: Icon of Justicep. 47
Simone Well: Icon of the Face of Truthp. 52
Francis and Clare: Holy Madnessp. 55
Dorothy Day: Icon of the Streetsp. 59
Franz Jagerstatter: Icon of Consciencep. 64
Kateri Tekakwitha: Icon of Othernessp. 68
Teresa of Avila: Face of Firep. 73
Amos: The Icon of Compassionp. 79
Mother Jones: God's Righteous Angerp. 83
Pedro Arrupe: The Face of Gentle Strengthp. 86
Baal Shem TOV: Face of a Holy Worldp. 91
Julian of Norwich: Icon of the Motherhood of Godp. 95
Oscar Romero: Icon of Ordinarinessp. 100
Edith Stein: The Prescience of Godp. 107
Martin of Tours: Holy Disobediencep. 111
Thomas Merton: Icon of the Voice of Godp. 114
Catherine of Siena: Woman of Couragep. 120
Joan of Arc: A Voice of Consciencep. 125
Epiloguep. 129
Recommended Readingsp. 131
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