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The meaning of life : Christian truth and social change in Latin America / John A. Mackay ; edited and with an introduction by John M. Metzger ; foreword by Dr. Samuel Escobar.

Mackay, John Alexander, 1889-1983 (author.). Metzger, John Mackay, (editor,, author of introduction, etc.). Escobar, Samuel, 1934- (author of introduction, etc.).

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  • ISBN: 9781630873264
  • ISBN: 1630873268
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 206 pages)
  • Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2014]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206).
Formatted Contents Note:
Intro; Title Page; Foreword -- Dr. Samuel Escobar; Preface -- John M. Metzger; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Christianity, Social Change, and Democracy -- John M. Metzger; Abbreviations; Part One: The Transforming Message; 1. The Meaning of Life; 2. At the Feet of the Teacher; 3. The Christian Response to Secularism; 4. The Profession of Being a Man; Part Two: The Message and Education; 5. Young Students; 6. The Philosophy of the Red Triangle; 7. Is There a Relationship between the Young Men's Christian Association and Religion?; Part Three: The Message and Intellectual and Literary Life
8. The Intellectuals and the New Times9. Don Miguel de Unamuno; 10. The Christ of the Spanish Mystics; 11. The Cultural Value of Studying English Literature; Part Four: The Message and Political Life; 12. The Regeneration of Peru; 13. The APRA Movement; 14. The Truth That Makes Men Free; Bibliography
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Mackay, John Alexander, 1889-1983.
Mackay, John Alexander, 1889-1983.
Christianity > Latin America.
Christianity and culture > Latin America.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christianity.
Christianity and culture.
Latin America.
Genre: Electronic books.


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