{"product_id":"we-the-ordinary-people-of-the-streets-9780802846969","title":"We, the Ordinary People of the Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne woman's shining example of Christian social action.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe, the Ordinary People of the Streets\u003c\/em\u003e comprises the powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964), an award-winning poet, writer, and Catholic layperson whose conviction and insight led her to a life of social work in the atheistic, Communist-dominated city of Ivry-sur-Seine, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelbrêl draws from her own experiences living in Ivry, witnessing to the possibility of a life at once rooted radically in the church and fully engaged in the world. This posthumously published collection spans Delbrêl's life, from a piece she wrote as a seventeen-year-old atheist to her later Christian works. Her passionate essays explore the Christian's role in a secular society, the difficulty of faith in an atheistic environment, the need for prayer, the centrality of the church, and the fundamental importance of loving both God and our neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802846969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.02w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2000 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2002 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Madeleine Delbr\u0026#234;l","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769684562101,"sku":"9780802846969","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c14311c9-dd15-4723-be71-1d99ed9f3c18.jpg?v=1678834783","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-the-ordinary-people-of-the-streets-9780802846969","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}