Joseph Girzone Ordre des livres (chronologique)

The pious woodcarver introduced to the world in Joshua comes home in this New York Times bestselling sequel to Joshua and the Children. Retracing the path taken two millennia ago, Joshua leads his followers bac k to where it all began . . . to Nazareth and Bethlehem, to Capernaum and Jerusalem.

"It is the end of a bitterly cold winter. A crowd of people file 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 founder's simple message. With Joshua as his mentor, David Campbell--The Shepard--preaches to Catholics, Protestants, Moslems, and Jews of the universal truth of God's love. It is a message that changes everyone it touches." -- Page [4] cover

First in a series of religious novels centering on the figure of Joshua, who is really Jesus come back to the modern world. Joshua finds friendship and faith in a small American town before coming into conflict with the local church authorities and the Vatican. The others in the series are TJoshua and the Children', TThe Shepherd' and TJoshua in the Holy Land'. The author is a North American Catholic priest. First published in the USA by Macmillan in 1983.