We, the Ordinary People of the Streets (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802846969)

We, the Ordinary People of the Streets comprises the powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbr麝 (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. Delbr麝 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 Delbr麝'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.

Author: Madeleine Delbr麝
ISBN-10: 0802846963
ISBN-13: 9780802846969
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2000
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.02w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 110
Commonweal 01/11/2002 pg. 30