To light a fire on the earth : proclaiming the Gospel in a secular age / Bishop Robert Barron with John L. Allen Jr.

By:

Barron, Robert, 1959- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Allen, John L., Jr, 1965- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Image Books, 2017.Edition: First editionDescription: vii, 260 pages ; 25 cmISBN:

9781524759506 (hardback)
9781524759513 (ebook)
1524759503

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

230/.2 23

LOC classification:

BX1751.3 .B375 2017

Contents:

Introduction / by John L. Allen Jr. -- The Barron story -- Beauty -- Goodness -- Truth -- Evangelization -- Prayer and the supernatural -- The Bible -- Obstacles to the faith -- Barron the bishop -- From ministry to movement.

Summary: As secularism gains influence, and increasing numbers see religion as dull and backward, Robert Barron wants to illuminate how beautiful, intelligent, and relevant the Catholic faith is. In this compelling new book -- drawn from conversations with and narrated by award-winning Vatican journalist John L. Allen, Jr. -- Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, proclaims in vivid language the goodness and truth of the Catholic tradition. Through Barron's smart, practical, artistic, and theological observations as well as personal anecdotes -- from engaging atheists on YouTube to discussing his days as a young diehard baseball fan from Chicago -- To Light a Fire on the Earth covers prodigious ground. Touching on everything from Jesus to prayer, science, movies, atheism, the spiritual life, the fate of Church in modern times, beauty, art, and social media, Barron reveals why the Church matters today and how Catholics can intelligently engage a skeptical world.

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As secularism gains influence, and increasing numbers see religion as dull and backward, Robert Barron wants to illuminate how beautiful, intelligent, and relevant the Catholic faith is. In this compelling new book -- drawn from conversations with and narrated by award-winning Vatican journalist John L. Allen, Jr. -- Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, proclaims in vivid language the goodness and truth of the Catholic tradition. Through Barron's smart, practical, artistic, and theological observations as well as personal anecdotes -- from engaging atheists on YouTube to discussing his days as a young diehard baseball fan from Chicago -- To Light a Fire on the Earth covers prodigious ground. Touching on everything from Jesus to prayer, science, movies, atheism, the spiritual life, the fate of Church in modern times, beauty, art, and social media, Barron reveals why the Church matters today and how Catholics can intelligently engage a skeptical world.

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