Seamlessly combining spiritual writing, reportage, travel narrative, humor, and recent history, bestselling author James Martin recalls his time as a young Jesuit working with the refugees in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Drawing on his previous experience in the business world, he imagined that he had much to teach the refugees. But they would end up teaching him much more about life, about survival and faith, and about love and friendship.
With stories that are by turns frankly incredible, darkly comic, inspirational, tragic, and always provocative, this compelling work is a wonderfully realized tribute to our shared humanity.
| Format: | Paperback book |
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| Product code: | OB759239 |
| Dimensions: | 5½" x 8" |
| Length: | 240 pages |
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Orbis Books
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| ISBN: | 9781570759239 |
| 1-2 copies | $17.10 each |
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| 3-5 copies | $16.15 each |
| 6-10 copies | $15.20 each |
| 11+ copies | $14.25 each |
Praise
An alert observer, a humble learner, and a sympathetic listener, James Martin is also a first-rate storyteller . . . . His spiritual journey becomes ours in this stirring, joy-filled, beautiful book.
Ron Hansen, author, Mariette in Ecstasy
A can't-put-it down page-turner . . . . You will learn about sorrow and injustice on a scale you can scarcely imagine. But you will also witness the triumph of faith and love and the human spirit.
Catholic News Service
Author
Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints, which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of 2006. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks, and in such diverse outlets as The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988 he graduated from the Wharton School of Business.
"One of the most important religious voices in the country." --Religion News Service
