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Joseph Girzone (1930–2015)

Autor(a) de Joshua: A Parable for Today

33+ Works 6,274 Membros 47 Críticas

About the Author

Joseph F. Girzone was born in Albany, New York on May 15, 1930. He received a theology degree from Catholic University of America in 1955 and was ordained a priest that same year. He retired from pastoral work in 1981 at the age of 50 because of health problems. In 1982, he self-published his first mostrar mais novel, Joshua, under the imprint of his own small religious press, Richelieu Court Press. He sold the book through direct contact and word of mouth before it was brought to the attention of an editor at Macmillan. He wrote a total of ten books in the Joshua series which were adapted into the film Abandon. He also founded the Joshua Foundation in 1995. He died from a heart condition on November 29, 2015 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por Joseph Girzone

Joshua: A Parable for Today (1983) 2,001 exemplares
Joshua and the Children (1989) 778 exemplares
The Shepherd (1990) 581 exemplares
Joshua in the Holy Land (1993) 552 exemplares
Never Alone: A Personal Way to God (1994) 384 exemplares
Joshua and the City (1995) 377 exemplares
A Portrait of Jesus (1998) 225 exemplares
Joshua: The Homecoming (1999) 202 exemplares
Kara, the Lonely Falcon (1979) 148 exemplares
The Parables of Joshua (2001) 120 exemplares
Trinity (2002) 75 exemplares

Associated Works

St. Francis of Assisi (1923) — Prefácio, algumas edições1,675 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Girzone, Joseph
Nome legal
Girzone, Joseph Francis
Outros nomes
Girzone, Joseph F.
Data de nascimento
1930-05-15
Data de falecimento
2015-11-29
Localização do túmulo
Joshua House, Altamont, New York, USA
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Albany, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
Albany, New York, USA
Causa da morte
heart disease
Locais de residência
Albany, New York, USA
Altamont, New York, USA
Educação
St. Bonaventure University (BS|Biology|1953)
Fordham University
Catholic University (B.Th|1955)
Ocupações
priest
writer
Organizações
Roman Catholic Church (ordained 1970)
Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (ordained 1955)
Joshua Mountain Ministries
Joshua Foundation

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International bestselling author Joseph F. Girzone is the creator of the popular and inspiration Joshua books, an imaginative retelling of the life of Jesus. Fr. Girzone retired from the active priesthood in 1981 and devoted his life to writing about Jesus. In 1995, he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to make Jesus better known throughout the world. He passed away in 2015.

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Girzone recounts the long, complicated, and often painful process he went though as he sought to find peace with his beliefs.
 
Assinalado
BLTSbraille | 2 outras críticas | Sep 20, 2021 |
"Efter 2000 år får mänskligheten en ny chans...
Det lilla samhället surrar av rykten. Vem är främlingen som slagit sig ner i den sömniga småstaden? Någon menar sig ha sett honom bära en väldigt stock på sina skuldror - utan svårigheter. Andra talar om en liten flicka i fattigkvarteret som var allvarligt sjuk. Sedan hon besökt främlingen blev hon genast frisk.
Vad vill han egentligen? Lugnt och kärleksfullt vädjar han till människorna att riva de barriärer som skiljer dem och se på varandra med förståelse och respekt. Reaktionerna är blandade. En del dras till honom. Andra blir rädda. Till slut bestämmer sig några kyrkoledare för att konfrontera honom..."… (mais)
 
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stenbackeskolan | 18 outras críticas | Jan 29, 2021 |
In this bestselling sequel to his classic Joshua, Joseph F. Girzone presents a magical. powerful tale of affirmation and hope, Set in a community torn apart by the kind of sectarian violence plaguing Belfast and Beirut. it's the story of a mysterious Christ-like individual. Joshua
by name. whose message of compassion and understanding is first taken to heart by the community's children. Using a combination of miracles, humour, honesty and selfless coring, Joshua gradually becomes a catalyst for peaceful change, But this peace is unwanted by those for whom hatred has become a way of life. Joshua is a threat they decide, and he must be eliminated by any means necessary.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
CSUC | 3 outras críticas | Dec 10, 2020 |
 
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Murtra | 18 outras críticas | Oct 10, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
33
Also by
1
Membros
6,274
Popularidade
#3,909
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
47
ISBN
181
Línguas
4

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