Profiles in Discipleship: Stories of Faith and Courage

Profiles in Discipleship explores twelve images of Christian discipleship that have guided the thought and action of two dozen influential figures in the Christian tradition. Combining history, theology, and spirituality, Profiles in Discipleship draws upon the richness of the Christian tradition to shed light on the crucial question of how to live a life of faithful Christian discipleship in today’s world.

Children of Light: Augustine and Gregory the Great

Seekers: Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross

Sons and Daughters of God: Athanasius and Gregory Palamas

Strangers: Desert Fathers and Mothers and Thomas Merton

Soldiers: Martin Luther and Ignatius of Loyola

Peacemakers: Leo Tolstoy and Dorothy Day

Liberators: Desmond Tutu and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Servants: Albert Schweitzer and Mother Teresa

Artists: Hildegard of Bingen and Albrecht Durer

Protest Poets: John Greenleaf Whittier and Daniel Berrigan

Builders: Walter Rauschenbusch and Teilhard de Chardin

Fellow Travelers: Jacques Dupuis and Br. Roger of Taize

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