Christian Living
The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor
2006·199 pages
Profiles young Christians making radical vows to serve the world's poorest, reviving monastic traditions of justice and mercy.
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Profiles young Christians making radical vows to serve the world's poorest, reviving monastic traditions of justice and mercy.
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Finalist, Fourth Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (2006) Vows—exclusive promises or commitments—are almost unheard of these days. They're considered a quaint relic of times past when open options were not such highly regarded virtues. But many people in this commitment-averse culture are begging for someone to set the bar higher, to call them to higher levels of devotion. Across the ages God has consistently attracted a few in every crowd who would make and keep vows, and called them to stic...
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Devotional focus on Christian vows, monastic tradition, and missionary faith
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Brief mention of spiritual forces tied to poverty
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Central social-justice messaging on poverty and inequality
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