Profiles in Discipleship: Stories of Faith and Courage - Softcover

Higgins, Gregory C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809147459 ISBN 13: 9780809147458

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2012

Synopsis

Profiles in Christian Discipleship explores twelve images of Christian discipleship that have guided the thought and action of two dozen influential figures in the Christian tradition. Combining history, theology, and spirituality, Profiles in Christian Discipleship draws upon the richness of the Christian tradition to shed light on the crucial question of how to live a life of faithful Christian discipleship in today s world.

Children of Light: Augustine and Gregory the Great
Seekers: Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross
Sons and Daughters of God: Athanasius and Gregory Palamas
Strangers: Desert Fathers and Mothers and Thomas Merton
Soldiers: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola
Peacemakers: Leo Tolstoy and Dorothy Day
Liberators: Desmond Tutu and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Servants: Albert Schweitzer and Mother Teresa
Artists: Hildegard of Bingen and Albrecht Durer
Protest Poets: John Greenleaf Whittier and Daniel Berrigan
Builders: Walter Rauschenbusch and Teilhard de Chardin
Fellow Travelers: Jacques Dupuis and Br. Roger of Taize

About this title

About the Author:

Gregory C. Higgins is the chair of the religious studies department at Christian Brothers Academy where he has taught for the past twenty-six years. He is the author of four other books published by Paulist Press, including Christianity 101, Twelve Theological Dilemmas, and Where Do You Stand?

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0809147459
• ISBN 13: 9780809147458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272