Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang Christian Living_ Advent & Lent Humanity simply stands in awe

Humanity simply stands in awe of her

The second part of the book draws on scripture

she also teaches us about ourselves and what were capable of--how we can strengthen our understanding of community from the elephant and how the hippopotamus can teach us much about humility and self-acceptance

the ways in which contemporary versions of gospel music "sensationalize" todays churches into social and political irrelevance

”—Paul Lakeland

Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang Christian Living_ Advent & Lent Humanity simply stands in aweThe murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Sister Dorothy had worked in Brazil for forty years. From a conventional nun in the pre Vatican II era, she had developed a keen social conscience and, increasingly, a deep, mystical commitment to the integrity of Creation. These ideals combined in her