We, the Ordinary People of the Streets

Name: We, the Ordinary People of the Streets
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ISBN: 9780802846969

Madeleine Delbrel, David L. Schindler, Charles F. Mann

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English

William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
01 August 2000

Religion & beliefs; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian theology; Christian social thought & activity; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

Series: Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought

We, the Ordinary People of the Streets comprises the powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964), an award-winning poet, writer, and Catholic layperson whose conviction and insight led her to a life of social work in the atheistic, Communist-dominated city of Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Delbrêl draws from her own experiences living in Ivry, witnessing to the possibility of a life at once rooted radically in the church and fully engaged in the world. This posthumously published collection spans Delbrêl's life, from a piece she wrote as a seventeen-year-old atheist to her later Christian works. Her passionate essays explore the Christian's role in a secular society, the difficulty of faith in an atheistic environment, the need for prayer, the centrality of the church, and the fundamental importance of loving both God and our neighbors.

By: Madeleine Delbrel
Translated by: David L. Schindler, Charles F. Mann
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780802846969
ISBN 10: 0802846963
Series: Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 01 August 2000
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , A / AS level , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MADELEINE DELBRÊL, a poet by nature and an atheist by conviction, underwent a radical conversion at the age of twenty that led her to found, in 1933, a ""gospel"" community of lay women dedicated to poverty, chastity, and work among the poor. Though publishing only two books during her lifetime, including La Route, a book of poetry awarded the Sully Prudhomme Prize, she left behind a wealth of texts now collected in four volumes.