Heroes and Saints: More Stories of People Who Made a DifferenceMax Christensen brings to life heroes and saints from the past and present who have inspired human beings to reach higher and live more fruitful lives. These highly entertaining biographical sketches of people such as Joan of Arc, John Calvin, and Marian Anderson pay tribute to individuals who found the grace and strength to change our world for the better, forever. |
Contents
The Wisdom TreeGautama Buddha | 5 |
What Is Islam? The Legacy of the Prophet Muhammad | 11 |
The Saints Be PraisedA Quiet and Holy People | 17 |
A Very Early African SaintCyprian Bishop of Carthage | 23 |
A Saint the Son of a SaintSt Augustine | 29 |
The Man with the Golden MouthSt John Chrysostom | 35 |
The Stubborn OxSt Thomas Aquinas | 42 |
The Monk Who WasntErnest Temple Hargrove | 48 |
Painting for Gods GloryBenjamin West | 73 |
The Devils Doctor?James Simpson | 79 |
The PrizeAlfred Nobel | 85 |
The PortraitFather Damien | 92 |
The Last HereticPierre Teilhard de Chardin | 98 |
Margaret Sanger | 106 |
The Chaplains of Hell | 112 |
Epilogue | 121 |
Common terms and phrases
Akhenaton American ancient angry Anne Sullivan Babe became began believe Benjamin West birth bishop blessed born brilliant brought C. S. Lewis called Catholic child Christian church Cyprian death declared dedicated EARLY SAINTS earth Eric Hoffer faith Father Damien Francis freedom friends gift happy Hargrove heart heaven Helen Helen Keller holy honor hope Ignatius Ignatius of Antioch intellectual Jesus Christ Jews John judges Keller later leader leper light live Lord Luther Margaret Sanger mind monk moral mother nation never pagan peace persecution philosophy Polycarp prayed prayer preaching priest quiet REFORMATION HEROES religion religious Robert Louis Stevenson Roman scholar sermons soul speech spirit Stevenson's story suffered talents teacher Teilhard Thee things Thomas Meagher Thou thought tion truth turned U.S. Women's Open Valentine Voltaire Wesley William Holmes McGuffey words worship writings young