Joshua and the Shepherd
Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph Girzone, published by Simon and Schuster on May 20, 1996, is a thought-provoking narrative that explores modern Christianity through the lens of a contemporary story. This 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction edition spans 256 pages and presents a unique perspective on faith and reform. The plot centers around David Campbell, a newly consecrated bishop, who encounters Joshua, a man with profound insights. Their meeting sparks a series of transformative reforms aimed at bridging sectarian divides and returning Christianity to its foundational message of love.
Readers will find that the book delves into themes of religious unity and the essence of divine love, as David Campbell, guided by Joshua, reaches out to diverse faith communities, including Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and Jews. The narrative emphasizes the importance of compassion and understanding in a time of tradition and rigidity. With its simple yet profound prose, Joshua and the Shepherd invites readers to reflect on the universal truths of faith and the potential for change within the church.
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With simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing to light incredible insights into modern Christianity and adds to his bestselling series with the story of the revolutionary Joshua in a contemporary setting.
It is the end of a bitter cold winter. A crowd of people files into a cathedral to celebrate the consecration of a new bishop—a good man, they think, strict in doctrine but capable of compassion. A man of tradition, not of reform. A “company man.” His name is David Campbell.
And sitting in the last pew of the cathedral is a clean-shaven man of ordinary build, with gentle hazel eyes. His name is Joshua.
Within twenty-four hours of his first encounter with Joshua, David Campbell will propose the most far-reaching reforms in a millennium, reforms to destroy sectarian barriers, reforms to change the direction of the church, reforms to return Christianity to its founders with a simple message. With Joshua as his mentor, David Campbell—the Shepherd—preaches to Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and Jews of the universal truth of God’s love. It is a message that changes everyone it touches. And no one who reads Joshua and the Shepherd will ever forget it.
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