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| Faithful and Courageous: Christians in Unsettling Times |
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| Written by Mark S. Hanson | |
| Thursday, 28 July 2005 | |
Mark S. Hanson:Faithful and Courageous: Christians in Unsettling Times Augsburg Fortress Press, 2005 This book engages readers in personal reflection and group discussion of what it means to be a follower of Jesus TODAY. Beginning with the promises of God to be present in everyday life and ending with the Christian commitment to act in private and public ways for peace and justice, Bishop Hanson focuses on essential practices of the faithful Christian life. Rev. Mark S. Hanson is presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Hanson also serves as president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), a global communion of 138 Lutheran churches in 77 countries, with 66 million members. The LWF is based in Geneva, Switzerland. He received a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., and served as a pastor and bishop in the ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod. |
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