Here I am, Lord: The Letters And Writings of Ita Ford - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570756058 ISBN 13: 9781570756054

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2005

Synopsis

The murder of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador in 1980, was one of the defining events of its time: an act of brutality, and at the time a singular witness to the power of the Cross. Twenty-five years later, Jeanne Evans has compiled the writings of one of these women, Ita Ford, a Maryknoll Sister and native of New York. Through her journals, letters, and other writings, we follow Ford's spiritual journey from her early life and decision to enter the Maryknoll order, to the experiences in Latin America that altered and deepened her understanding of the gospel. Her writings reflect the qualities that endeared her to friends and those she served.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeanne Evans is the Coordinator of Religious Studies and the Humanities Major at Marymount Manhattan College, New York.

Review:

"The reasons why so many people are being killed are quite complicated, yet there are some clear, simple strands. One is that many people have found a meaning to live, to sacrifice, struggle, and even die. And whether their life spans sixteen years, sixty, or ninety, for them their life has had a purpose. In many ways, they are fortunate people." --Ita Ford's letter to her niece on her sixteenth birthday, August, 1980

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1570756058
• ISBN 13: 9781570756054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Evans Jeanne