02777cam a22004337i 4500 20331070 MeVbMML 20231128125246.0 180201s2017 nyu 000 0deng d 2017297189 9781524759506 1524759503 (OCoLC)on1008962600 CGL eng CGL rda rda MNE VP@ MNE JTH OCLCF DLC lccopycat BX1751.3 .B375 2017 230/.2 23 Barron, Robert, 1959- author. 14535 To light a fire on the earth : proclaiming the Gospel in a secular age / Bishop Robert Barron with John L. Allen Jr. First edition. New York : Image Books, [2017] vii, 260 pages ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Introduction / by John L. Allen Jr. -- The Barron story -- Beauty -- Goodness -- Truth -- Evangelization -- Prayer and the supernatural -- The Bible -- Obstacles to the faith -- Barron the bishop -- From ministry to movement. As secularism gains influence, and increasing numbers see religion as dull and backward, Robert Barron wants to illuminate how beautiful, intelligent, and relevant the Catholic faith is. In this compelling new book -- drawn from conversations with and narrated by award-winning Vatican journalist John L. Allen, Jr. -- Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, proclaims in vivid language the goodness and truth of the Catholic tradition. Through Barron's smart, practical, artistic, and theological observations as well as personal anecdotes -- from engaging atheists on YouTube to discussing his days as a young diehard baseball fan from Chicago -- To Light a Fire on the Earth covers prodigious ground. Touching on everything from Jesus to prayer, science, movies, atheism, the spiritual life, the fate of Church in modern times, beauty, art, and social media, Barron reveals why the Church matters today and how Catholics can intelligently engage a skeptical world. Barron, Robert, 1959- 14535 Barron, Robert, 1959- fast (OCoLC)fst00319241 14535 Catholic Church Doctrines. 9272 Catholic Church. fast (OCoLC)fst00531720 11295 Christianity and culture. 14536 Christianity and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00859660 14536 Theology, Doctrinal. fast (OCoLC)fst01149617 14537 Allen, John L., Jr., 1965- author. 14538 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK 29078 29078 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2023-11-28 27.00 0 230.2 64583 2023-11-28 2023-11-28 BOOK 1