The Very Stones Cry Out: The Persecuted Church: Pain, Passion and Praise - Couverture souple

Cox, Caroline; Rogers, Benedict

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826442722 ISBN 13 : 9780826442727

Editeur : Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

Powerful and inspirational challenge to the Western Church to take the systematic, symbolic and comprehensive attacks on Christians of all denominations around the world seriously.

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À propos des auteurs

Baroness (Caroline) Cox was created a Life Peer in 1982 for her contributions to education and has served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1985 to 2005. Lady Cox now sits in the Lords as a crossbencher and is a frequent contributor to Lords debates on Sudan, India, Nigeria, Uganda, and Burma. She is the Chief Executive of HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust); Founder Chancellor of Bournemouth University, 1991-2001 and now Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University and Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing. She was a non-executive director of the Siberian Medical University and a founder Trustee of MERLIN (Medical Emergency Relief International). Lady Cox is the Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Islamic Christian Organisation for Reconciliation and Reconstruction (IICORR), a charity which promotes stronger relationships between Muslims and Christians. She is the chairperson of the British Armenia All-Party Parliamentary Group and the vice chairperson of the UK North Korea All-Party Parliamentary Group. In recognition of her work in the international humanitarian and human rights arenas over the past twenty years, she had been awarded the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; the prestigious Wilberforce Award; the International Mother Teresa Award from the All India Christian Council; the Mkhitar Gosh Medal conferred by the President of the Republic of Armenia; and the anniversary medal presented by Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland, at the 25th anniversary of the Polish Solidarity Movement. Lady Cox has also been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Honorary Doctorates by universities in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Russian Federation and Armenia. Baroness Cox's humanitarian aid work has taken her on many missions to conflict zones, allowing her to obtain first hand evidence of the human rights violations and humanitarian needs.

Benedict Rogers is a writer and human rights activist, working with Christian Solidarity Worldwide. He is the author of several books including Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma's Tyrant (Silkworm Books, 2010) and co-author with Joseph D'souza of On the Side of the Angels: Justice, Human Rights and Kingdom Mission (Authentic, 2008). A regular speaker in churches, schools, universities and conferences around the world, he is also a contributor to international media, and an Associate of the Institute for Religion and Society in Asia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826442722
• ISBN 13: 9780826442727
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oliver Edwards; https://strengholt.nl/en/; ; 22 Liuleburgaz Str., floor 4, app. 9; Plovdiv; 4000; Bulgarie