{"product_id":"the-apostles-carlo-maria-martini-9780648230397","title":"The Apostles: Men of Peace and Reconciliation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe subject Cardinal Martini develops in this book is that of apostolic consciousness. It is the result of a retreat he preached to seminarians. Following the examples of the Apostles Peter and Paul, every Christian should be aware of being 'sent' by someone else to carry out a work that is not theirs. Christians are not people who roll up their sleeves thinking they have to undertake heaven knows what, organise strategies or believe that everything depends on their ability and efficiency. We are not about pursuing our own pet project. Rather, Christians should experience the excitement of responding to a God who loves them and calls them, and in calling them, sends them into the world, thus having them share in the 'mandate' Christ receives from the Father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our time, as Pope Francis has also often insisted, especially in Evangelii Gaudium, it is urgent that our faith matures toward a consciousness of mission which is totally connected with that of the Son. In this sense, Martini's book can be said to anticipate Pope Francis' view of the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlo Maria Martini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648230392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648230397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coventry Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Carlo Maria Martini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181086863615,"sku":"9780648230397","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b89cd3fb-d1d7-4e0f-b250-a7caa5b40c60.jpg?v=1690258485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-apostles-carlo-maria-martini-9780648230397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}