Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain
Hope for a Planet in Peril
$63.32
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2012
Summary
Shortlisted for the 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize Smokey Mountain, the vast garbage dump in Manila has served for many years as an emblem of third world squalor - a metaphor for a planet slowly choking on garbage and waste. But for Fr Beltran, who served for three decades as a chaplain to the scavengers who survive off this reeking heap, it is also a metaphor of hope - an emblem of the will to survive, the ability to create joy and find meaning even in the midst of abject poverty. Faith and Stru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570759758 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570759758 |
| Author: | Benigno P. Beltran |
| Publisher: | Orbis Books (USA) |
| Imprint: | Orbis Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm |
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Ours is an age of cynicism, consumerism, and atheist rage against God. Benigno Beltran tells a story of people betrayed and abandoned by modern society, of a wondrous planet being destroyed by greed and excess, and of a God of mystery and ‘consuming fire’ who is discovered amidst the desolation. This is an urgent call to justice and to hope.’ Tina Beattie, Professor of Catholic Studies, University of Roehampton, London.
About The Author
Benigno P. Beltran
Benigno P Beltran is a Society of the Divine Word priest from the Philippines. He received a Doctorate from the Gregorian University before working as a chaplain to the scavengers of Smokey Mountain. He has received many international awards for his work in community development projects.
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