Chiara

by Edwin H. Robertson

The "story of an Italian girl who wanted to love Jesus in other people and who did not wish to start a movement and when it started did not know how to give it a name." From the foreward

Chiara Lubich was a founder of the ecumenical Christian movement called Focolare.

142 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Edwin Hanton Robertson was a minister, theologian, broadcaster, and author. He published dozens of books, mostly related to Biblical studies, but also on the work of German philosopher and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Robertson began his career as a pastor in London and St. Albans before and after World War II. He then served as the head of religious broadcasting for the BBC. In 1956, he traveled the world as a representative of the United Bible Societies. He then managed the World Association for Christian Communication. In 1971 he returned pastoring in Paddington, then later in Hampstead, where he continued to preach until shortly before his death at the age of ninety-five.

Robertson received an honorary doctorate in divinity from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Reviews

[Margery]

This book inspired me to find some of the writings of Chiara Lubich and read them.