Dr. John W. Martens is professor of theology and director of the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark's College at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. For four years he wrote the Scripture column "The Word" at America Magazine. He has also written extensively on children in early Christianity, including ‘Let the Little Children Come to Me’: Children and Childhood in Early Christianity (2009), and Children and Methods: Listening To and Learning From Children in the Biblical World (2020).
He is an Editor of the amazing new Liturgy and Life Bible from Liturgical Press.
He joins us today to talk about Pope Francis use of Scripture around the theme of Mercy, and why Mercy often makes us uncomfortable.
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