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Books > Christianity > Christian theology
The groundbreaking work in Hispanic theology, relates the story of
the Galilean Jesus to the story of a new mestizo people.
In this work, which marked the arrival of a new era of
Hispanic/Latino theology in the United States, Virgilio Elizondo
described the "Galilee principle": "What human beings reject, God
chooses as his very own". This principle is well understood by
Mexican-Americans, for whom mestizaje -- the mingling of ethnicity,
race, and culture -- is a distinctive feature of their identity. In
the person of Jesus, whose marginalized Galilean identity also
marked him as a mestizo, the Mexican-American struggle for identity
and new life becomes luminous.
How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis's insights
on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives.
Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as
his classic works. From the revered teacher and best-selling author
of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The
Screwtape Letters comes a collection that gathers the best of C. S.
Lewis's practical advice on how to embody a Christian life. The
most famous adherent and defender of Christianity in the twentieth
century, C. S. Lewis has long influenced our perceptions and
understanding of the faith. More than fifty years after his death,
Lewis's arguments remain extraordinarily persuasive because they
originate from his deep insights into the Christian life itself.
Only an intellectual of such profound faith could form such cogent
and compelling reasons for its truth. By provoking readers to more
carefully ponder their faith, How to Be a Christian can help
readers forge a deeper understanding of their personal beliefs and
what is means to be a Christian, and strengthen their profound
relationship with God.
Malone concludes her historical trilogy on the contributions of
Christian women through the ages in this final volume that spans
the Reformation in the 16th century to today, covering such issues
as women's religious communities, women missionaries in the New
World, and women mystics.
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