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Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
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Saint Patrick

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In this Christian Encounter Series biography, author Jonathan Rogers explores the life of Saint Patrick: slave, shepherd, and courageous missionary.

Patrick was born the son of privilege and position, but he was only a teenager when he was taken from his home in Roman Britain by marauders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Despite his terrible circumstances, young Patrick did not give way to despair. As he worked as a shepherd in the pastures of his new owner, he kindled the faith he’d inherited from his family and eventually escaped to freedom. Then, after returning home, he experienced a dream that changed everything: God wanted him to go back and take the Gospel to the country of his captors.

Patrick heeded the call. Both humble enough to minister to beggars and bold enough to confront kings, Patrick led the Irish through his brave and compassionate service into the Christian faith and baptized thousands. Separating the many myths from the facts, Jonathan Rogers weaves a wonder-filled tale of courage, barbarism, betrayal, and hope in God’s unceasing faithfulness. Countless miracles have been attributed to Saint Patrick, but perhaps one of the simplest and most amazing is that he won the hearts and souls of the same fierce and indomitable people who had enslaved him.

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Release dateFeb 6, 2010
ISBN9781418584252
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Jonathan Rogers

Jonathan Rogers received his undergraduate degree from Furman University in South Carolina and holds a Ph.D. in seventeenth-century English literature from Vanderbilt University. The Rogers family lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where Jonathan makes a living as a writer.

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    Most people recognize the name of St. Patrick on account of the holiday on March 17, and most people are familiar with his connection with Ireland. But how many know the story of St. Patrick himself? Christian Encounters: St. Patrick, by Jonathan Rogers, represents a short introduction to St. Patrick's life and work.The author tells many of the legends that are associated with Patrick and works to uncover the truth of the story. There are only two works that seem to come from his hand-- his Confessions and Letter to Coroticus (translations of which are provided in appendices to the book). Rogers uses these, along with later biographies and accounts of Britain and Ireland of the day, to tell the story of Patrick.While Patrick was most likely not the miracle worker proclaimed by the legends surrounding him, what he did accomplish was no less amazing. Born in Britain during the tempestuous end of Roman control of that area, he was captured and enslaved by Irish raiders at the age of 16. After escaping and entering the priesthood, Patrick voluntarily returned and went about teaching Christianity to the Irish. He was doing what was thought to be impossible during those days-- the conversion of the pagan heathen, taking Christianity beyond the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Despite opposition, both from within and without the Church, he was largely successful in his endeavor. Ireland was won for "Catholic" Christianity, and whereas it had been barbaric, it would prove to be the savior of civilization during the upcoming Dark Ages.The book is short and readily accessible and does well at presenting the story of Patrick as honestly as can be expected. Gaps in knowledge and difficulties in understanding are admitted. Overall it is a great resource for understanding Patrick, his times, and his role in promoting Christianity in Ireland.

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