Martyr of the Amazon - The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang (Paperback)

The murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Sister Dorothy had worked in Brazil for forty years. From a conventional nun in the pre-Vatican II era, she had developed a keen social conscience and, increasingly, a deep, mystical commitment to the integrity of Creation. These ideals combined in her advocacy for the rights of the poor and her defense of the imperiled rain forest. They also earned her the enmity of land-grabbing ranchers who repeatedly threatened her. "All I ask," she wrote, "is God's grace to help me keep on this journey, fighting for the people to have a more egalitarian life and that we learn to respect God's creation."

General

Imprint:	Orbis Books (USA)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	October 2007
Authors:	Roseanne Murphy
Dimensions:	210 x 137 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-57075-735-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Promotions
LSN:	1-57075-735-6
Barcode:	9781570757358

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