Christ in the Margins - Softcover

Lentz, Robert; Gateley, Edwina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157075814X ISBN 13: 9781570758140

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2009

Synopsis

Now in deluxe paperback edition a celebrated artist teams with a bestselling author to reveal the face of Christ that shines in the most unlikely places! Christ in the Margins features forty Robert Lentz icons and biographies of Christ figures who confound the status quo. Together with Edwina Gateley's stories of men and women who have led her to experience the Christ who lives in all of us, particularly those on the margins, it is both profoundly spiritually and spiritually profound. The prophets, outcasts, holy fools, visionaries and mystics, artists and poets featured in include Christ the Good Shepherd, Christ Sophia, the Apache Christ, the Christ of Maryknoll, St. Martin De Porres, Damien the Leper, St. Vincent De Paul, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Katherine Drexel, Blessed Julian of Norwich, Mychal Judge, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, and many others.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Lentz, one of America's most original artists, has been painting icons for more than 25 years. His work has been shown around the world, has appeared on the covers of many books and magazines, and is featured with the text of Joan Chittister in the Orbis book A Passion for Life: Fragments from the Face of God. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 157075814X
• ISBN 13: 9781570758140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144