We, the Ordinary People of the Streets

by Madeleine Delbrêl

Book Overview

We, the Ordinary People of the Streets comprises the powerful reflections by Madeleine Delbr l (1904-1964), an award-winning poet, writer, and Catholic layperson whose conviction and insight led her to a life of social work in the atheistic, Communist-dominated city of Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Delbr l draws from her own experiences living in Ivry, witnessing to the possibility of a life at once rooted radically in the church and fully engaged in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802846963
• ISBN13: 9780802846969
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"