Cloud of WitnessesThrough interviews and biographical profiles, Cloud of Witnesses introduces us to peacemakers, martyrs, and saints who have embodied the gospel challenge of our day. They include Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement; Fannie Lou Hamer, champion of the freedom struggle in Mississippi; Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk and prophet of peace; Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others. Jim Wallis is Executive Director of Sojourners and

known for her works in Asian feminist theology and postcolonial theology

He has edited many of John Main’s works and is the author of Jesus: The Teacher Within

an international network of specialists in the social and religious sciences

Among the stories: A convicted drunk driver who dedicates his life to saving lives

For the latter cause she ended her life in a concentration camp

Margaret Swedish served for 25 years as co-coordinator

christology

left behind a Western understanding of Jesus

" -Brian Bruya

Knitter argues that one can be committed to a savior of some other name

Mysticism--the direct encounter with God--is not just for spiritual prodigies

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