proclaiming the Gospel in a secular age Barron, Robert 1959- creator author. Allen, John L. Jr 1965- author. text biography nyu 2017 First edition. monographic eng

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vii, 260 pages ; 25 cm 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. 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. Bishop Robert Barron with John L. Allen Jr. Barron, Robert 1959- Barron, Robert 1959- Catholic Church Doctrines Catholic Church. Christianity and culture Christianity and culture Theology, Doctrinal BX1751.3 .B375 2017 230/.2 9781524759506 1524759503 2017297189 CGL 180201 20231128125246.0 20331070 eng