Titre :	Patron saints for postmoderns
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Armstrong, Chris R., Auteur
Editeur :	Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books
Année de publication :	©2009
Importance :	249 p.
Présentation :	portraits
Format :	21 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8308-3719-9
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Christian biography Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	BR 1700.3
Résumé :	A professor of church history, Armstrong provides rich portraits of ten people from the past who: translated the gospel for their own times; broke down barriers; ministered out of the brokenness we all share; knew what it feels like to live on the margins; believed in the power of stories to bring transformation through Christ. --from publisher description.
Note de contenu :	Introduction -- Antony of Egypt : pursuing holiness and living powerfully -- Gregory the Great : discerning hearts and finding balance -- Dante Alighieri : loving the universe and saving our souls -- Margery Kempe : weeping over Jesus' body and praying his heart -- John Amos Comenius : learning diversity and teaching peace -- John Newton : proclaiming grace and uniting the church -- Charles Simeon : overcoming wounds and shaping leaders -- Amanda Berry Smith : standing tall and breaking down barriers -- Charles M. Sheldon : knowing our neighbors and serving them well -- Dorothy L. Sayers : keeping it real and waking the church -- Conclusion: A postmodern challenge from Dante via Sayers.

Patron saints for postmoderns [texte imprimé] / Armstrong, Chris R., Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ©2009 . - 249 p. : portraits ; 21 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8308-3719-9
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Christian biography Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	BR 1700.3
Résumé :	A professor of church history, Armstrong provides rich portraits of ten people from the past who: translated the gospel for their own times; broke down barriers; ministered out of the brokenness we all share; knew what it feels like to live on the margins; believed in the power of stories to bring transformation through Christ. --from publisher description.
Note de contenu :	Introduction -- Antony of Egypt : pursuing holiness and living powerfully -- Gregory the Great : discerning hearts and finding balance -- Dante Alighieri : loving the universe and saving our souls -- Margery Kempe : weeping over Jesus' body and praying his heart -- John Amos Comenius : learning diversity and teaching peace -- John Newton : proclaiming grace and uniting the church -- Charles Simeon : overcoming wounds and shaping leaders -- Amanda Berry Smith : standing tall and breaking down barriers -- Charles M. Sheldon : knowing our neighbors and serving them well -- Dorothy L. Sayers : keeping it real and waking the church -- Conclusion: A postmodern challenge from Dante via Sayers.