Author: Cherríe MoragaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Heroes and Saints & Other Plays
The Book of Saints and Heroes
Author: Mrs. LangPublisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1933184132
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
True stories and legends about the saints.
Heroes, Saints, and Ordinary Morality
Author: Andrew Michael FlescherPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 9781589013414
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Most of us are content to see ourselves as ordinary people—unique in ways, talented in others, but still among the ranks of ordinary mortals. Andrew Flescher probes our contented state by asking important questions: How should "ordinary" people respond when others need our help, whether the situation is a crisis, or something less? Do we have a responsibility, an obligation, to go that extra mile, to act above and beyond the call of duty? Or should we leave the braver responses to those who are somehow different than we are: better somehow, "heroes," or "saints?" Traditional approaches to ethics have suggested there is a sharp distinction between ordinary people and those called heroes and saints; between duties and acts of supererogation (going beyond the expected). Flescher seeks to undo these standard dichotomies by looking at the lives and actions of certain historical figures—Holocaust rescuers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, among others—who appear to be extraordinary but were, in fact, ordinary people. Heroes, Saints, and Ordinary Morality shifts the way we regard ourselves in relationship to those we admire from afar—it asks us not only to admire, but to emulate as well—further, it challenges us to actively seek the acquisition of virtue as seen in the lives of heroes and saints, to learn from them, a dynamic aspect of ethical behavior that goes beyond the mere avoidance of wrongdoing. Andrew Flescher sets a stage where we need to think and act, calling us to lead lives of self-examination—even if that should sometimes provoke discomfort. He asks that we strive to emulate those we admire and therefore allow ourselves to grow morally, and spiritually. It is then that the individual develops a deeper altruistic sense of self—a state that allows us to respond as the heroes of our own lives, and therefore in the lives of others, when times and circumstance demand that of us.
Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages
Author: George HodgesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Neither Heroes Nor Saints
Author: Rebecca StanglPublisher:
ISBN: 0197508456
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Most of us have moral heroes--people such as Mother Teresa or Gandhi--who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place. We admire such people, and may even seek to become more like them. But at the same time, we don't believe that anyone who falls short of their example is thereby bad or evil. We believe, in other words, both in the importance of moral ideals and exemplars and in the possibility of goodness short of perfection. This book aims to give a rigorous philosophical account and defense of these claims from within a broadly Neo-Aristotelian perspective.
Heroes and Saints
Author: R. J. UnsteadHow to Be a Hero
Author: Julia HarrellPublisher: Pauline Books & Media
ISBN: 9780819834539
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
What if you could be a superhero with superpowers? This book explores the superpowers of the saints (better known as virtues). With stories illustrating cardinal, theological, and "little" virtues, this comprehensive Catholic virtue training will help children ages 9 to 11 build strong faith to last a lifetime. Using a snapshot from the saint's life exemplifying the virtue, each short vignette includes a Bible verse, virtue definition, story, questions for reflection and an original prayer to help children develop the specific virtue.
Heroes & Hooligans Growing Up in the City of Saints
Author: Dennis James GanahlPublisher:
ISBN: 9780692861417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Laugh out loud stories about adventurous boys, strict nuns, summer baseball, camp outs, visits to Grandmas, young love, drive-in movies and wild hooligans. Everyone, especially people who ate TV dinners and didn't tell their parents where they were going, will enjoy this book.
These are My Heroes
Author: Robert LeckiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saints
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Author: Timothy Shay Arthur