02321cam a2200313 a 4500 15751719 OSt 20221119120232.0 090527s2009 iluc b 000 0ceng 2009021526 9780830837199 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830837191 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn313654439 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P OCLCA BWX LNT CDX SGB DLC AR735P 270.092/2 22 AR735P Armstrong, Chris R. (Christopher Robert), 1963- Patron saints for postmoderns : 10 from the past who speak to our future / Chris R. Armstrong. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2009. 249 p. : ports. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-249). 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. 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 Christian biography. Postmodernism Religious aspects Christianity. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 11058 11058 0 0 ddc 0 0 HMC HMC 2022-11-30 270 AR735P 012949 2022-11-30 00:00:00 2022-11-30 BK