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Laws of Heaven

Michael Gallagher

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Description:"In this remarkable book about religion and politics today, Commonweal writer Michael Gallagher asks the question, How does one adhere to an essentially simple faith in a complex society that lacks moral leadership not only in its government, but also in its religious institutions? Laws of Heaven answers by exploring the lives of twelve extraordinary men and women whose controversial beliefs have led them to challenge their church and government as well as to frequently place their lives on the line." "Here you will meet some of contemporary America's bravest and most unusual citizens: Marietta Jaeger, whose young daughter was brutally murdered by a serial killer, and who has become a dedicated anti-death penalty and peace activist; Charlie Liteky, who, relinquishing the Medal of Honor and the pension that accompanies it, fasted regularly in order to protest U.S. support of the Contras in Nicaragua; Elizabeth McAlister, who, like her husband, Philip Berrigan, repeatedly took part in acts of civil disobedience to protest American reliance on nuclear weapons; William P. Ford, a Wall Street attorney whose life was turned upside down when his sister was killed in El Salvador." "In tracing the development of the religious, political, and moral philosophies of twelve subjects, Gallagher also comments on the marriage of church and state in the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. He shows us the American Catholic clergy and its too frequent alignment with U.S. foreign policy, often at the expense of the Church's own teachings. And he contemplates what it means to be a Christian at the end of the twentieth century." "Laws of Heaven is a challenging and provocative contribution to our understanding of the world in which we live. The lives of its twelve subjects force us to confront our own values and to ask how far we would be willing to go for what we believe in."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights ReservedWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Laws of Heaven. To get started finding Laws of Heaven, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 344

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Release: 1992

ISBN: YY3ZAAAAMAAJ

Description: "In this remarkable book about religion and politics today, Commonweal writer Michael Gallagher asks the question, How does one adhere to an essentially simple faith in a complex society that lacks moral leadership not only in its government, but also in its religious institutions? Laws of Heaven answers by exploring the lives of twelve extraordinary men and women whose controversial beliefs have led them to challenge their church and government as well as to frequently place their lives on the line." "Here you will meet some of contemporary America's bravest and most unusual citizens: Marietta Jaeger, whose young daughter was brutally murdered by a serial killer, and who has become a dedicated anti-death penalty and peace activist; Charlie Liteky, who, relinquishing the Medal of Honor and the pension that accompanies it, fasted regularly in order to protest U.S. support of the Contras in Nicaragua; Elizabeth McAlister, who, like her husband, Philip Berrigan, repeatedly took part in acts of civil disobedience to protest American reliance on nuclear weapons; William P. Ford, a Wall Street attorney whose life was turned upside down when his sister was killed in El Salvador." "In tracing the development of the religious, political, and moral philosophies of twelve subjects, Gallagher also comments on the marriage of church and state in the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. He shows us the American Catholic clergy and its too frequent alignment with U.S. foreign policy, often at the expense of the Church's own teachings. And he contemplates what it means to be a Christian at the end of the twentieth century." "Laws of Heaven is a challenging and provocative contribution to our understanding of the world in which we live. The lives of its twelve subjects force us to confront our own values and to ask how far we would be willing to go for what we believe in."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights ReservedWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Laws of Heaven. To get started finding Laws of Heaven, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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