The Way of Mercy - Softcover

Christine M. Bochen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626981868 ISBN 13: 9781626981867

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2016

Synopsis

Pope Francis has repeatedly identified Mercy as a central theme of the gospel. Just as Jesus embodies the mercy of God, so his life and witness model the mercy that should define the church and the practice of all Christians. In that spirit, Pope Francis has declared this a Jubilee Year of Mercy. Marking this occasion, The Way of Mercy features essays and meditations on the theme of mercy, beginning with the text of Pope Francis on the Year of Mercy, as well as reflections by theologians such as Walter Kasper and Jon Sobrino and beloved spiritual writers including Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Jim Forest, and Joyce Rupp.|Pope Francis has repeatedly identified Mercy as a central theme of the gospel. Just as Jesus embodies the mercy of God, so his life and witness model the mercy that should define the church and the practice of all Christians. In that spirit, Pope Francis has declared this a Jubilee Year of Mercy. Marking this occasion, The Way of Mercy features essays and meditations on the theme of mercy, beginning with the text of Pope Francis on the Year of Mercy, as well as reflections by theologians such as Walter Kasper and Jon Sobrino and beloved spiritual writers including Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Jim Forest, and Joyce Rupp.

About this title

About the Author

Christine M. Bochen is professor of religious studies at Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. Particularly well-known for her work as a scholar of Thomas Merton, she has edited The Courage of Truth, one of the volumes of Merton’s collected letters, Learning to Love, the sixth volume of his journals, and Thomas Merton: Essential Writings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626981868
• ISBN 13: 9781626981867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160