Author: Brin Miller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631525107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
One terrible night in 2011, Brin Miller’s life is upended when she learns that her teenage stepson has been sexually abusing her two daughters. Once this secret is discovered, Brin’s marriage, already crumbling and unable to sustain itself, breaks apart. But against all odds, Brin and her husband, along with their daughters, are gradually able to learn resilience, forgiveness, strength, and courage, and—miraculously—Brin’s marriage begins to heal. Haunting and horrible yet hopeful and beautiful, Buried Saints is a fast and raw memoir of forgiveness and resilience, a revelatory look into a family deeply destroyed by deceit, and a truly astonishing story about the intense, unpredictable love of two parents who have to decide whether to fall or flourish in a tragic situation.
Buried Saints
Author: Brin Miller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631525107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
One terrible night in 2011, Brin Miller’s life is upended when she learns that her teenage stepson has been sexually abusing her two daughters. Once this secret is discovered, Brin’s marriage, already crumbling and unable to sustain itself, breaks apart. But against all odds, Brin and her husband, along with their daughters, are gradually able to learn resilience, forgiveness, strength, and courage, and—miraculously—Brin’s marriage begins to heal. Haunting and horrible yet hopeful and beautiful, Buried Saints is a fast and raw memoir of forgiveness and resilience, a revelatory look into a family deeply destroyed by deceit, and a truly astonishing story about the intense, unpredictable love of two parents who have to decide whether to fall or flourish in a tragic situation.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631525107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
One terrible night in 2011, Brin Miller’s life is upended when she learns that her teenage stepson has been sexually abusing her two daughters. Once this secret is discovered, Brin’s marriage, already crumbling and unable to sustain itself, breaks apart. But against all odds, Brin and her husband, along with their daughters, are gradually able to learn resilience, forgiveness, strength, and courage, and—miraculously—Brin’s marriage begins to heal. Haunting and horrible yet hopeful and beautiful, Buried Saints is a fast and raw memoir of forgiveness and resilience, a revelatory look into a family deeply destroyed by deceit, and a truly astonishing story about the intense, unpredictable love of two parents who have to decide whether to fall or flourish in a tragic situation.
Sufis and Saints' Bodies
Author: Scott Kugle
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807872776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Islam is often described as abstract, ascetic, and uniquely disengaged from the human body. Scott Kugle refutes this assertion in the first full study of Islamic mysticism as it relates to the human body. Examining Sufi conceptions of the body in religious writings from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century, Kugle demonstrates that literature from this era often treated saints' physical bodies as sites of sacred power. Sufis and Saints' Bodies focuses on six important saints from Sufi communities in North Africa and South Asia. Kugle singles out a specific part of the body to which each saint is frequently associated in religious literature. The saints' bodies, Kugle argues, are treated as symbolic resources for generating religious meaning, communal solidarity, and the experience of sacred power. In each chapter, Kugle also features a particular theoretical problem, drawing methodologically from religious studies, anthropology, studies of gender and sexuality, theology, feminism, and philosophy. Bringing a new perspective to Islamic studies, Kugle shows how an important Islamic tradition integrated myriad understandings of the body in its nurturing role in the material, social, and spiritual realms.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807872776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Islam is often described as abstract, ascetic, and uniquely disengaged from the human body. Scott Kugle refutes this assertion in the first full study of Islamic mysticism as it relates to the human body. Examining Sufi conceptions of the body in religious writings from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century, Kugle demonstrates that literature from this era often treated saints' physical bodies as sites of sacred power. Sufis and Saints' Bodies focuses on six important saints from Sufi communities in North Africa and South Asia. Kugle singles out a specific part of the body to which each saint is frequently associated in religious literature. The saints' bodies, Kugle argues, are treated as symbolic resources for generating religious meaning, communal solidarity, and the experience of sacred power. In each chapter, Kugle also features a particular theoretical problem, drawing methodologically from religious studies, anthropology, studies of gender and sexuality, theology, feminism, and philosophy. Bringing a new perspective to Islamic studies, Kugle shows how an important Islamic tradition integrated myriad understandings of the body in its nurturing role in the material, social, and spiritual realms.
Saints Preserved
Author: Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0307590747
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A finger, a lock of hair, a crucifix, a chalice—if such items belonged to a saint, they are considered to be relics and as such are venerated by the Catholic Church. Anyone who thinks that relics are remnants of the Middle Ages should log on to eBay. On any day of the week the online shopper will find a thriving business in the sale of these items, ranging from the dust from the tomb of Christ to splinters of the True Cross to bone fragments of countless holy men and women. In Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics, author Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on an exhilarating journey through the life and death of more than three hundred saints and along the way enlightens us about the sometimes strange bits and pieces that the saints left behind. Including entries on the famous (Saint Peter, Saint Francis, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux) and the not so famous (Saint Foy, Saint Sicaire, Saint Chrysogonus), Saints Preserved also features information on such notable relics as the Holy House where Jesus, Mary, and Joseph lived; the Crown of Thorns; the Holy Grail; and the seven places that claim to possess the head of Saint John the Baptist—among them a mosque in Damascus. Moreover, this book includes major relics that are enshrined in the United States—for example, the complete skeleton of the Roman martyr Saint Vibiana enshrined in a cathedral in Los Angeles. From the extraordinary Aachen relics to the remains of Saint Zita, Saints Preserved is an indispensable compendium for spiritual seekers, history buffs, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the Catholic faith.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0307590747
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A finger, a lock of hair, a crucifix, a chalice—if such items belonged to a saint, they are considered to be relics and as such are venerated by the Catholic Church. Anyone who thinks that relics are remnants of the Middle Ages should log on to eBay. On any day of the week the online shopper will find a thriving business in the sale of these items, ranging from the dust from the tomb of Christ to splinters of the True Cross to bone fragments of countless holy men and women. In Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics, author Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on an exhilarating journey through the life and death of more than three hundred saints and along the way enlightens us about the sometimes strange bits and pieces that the saints left behind. Including entries on the famous (Saint Peter, Saint Francis, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux) and the not so famous (Saint Foy, Saint Sicaire, Saint Chrysogonus), Saints Preserved also features information on such notable relics as the Holy House where Jesus, Mary, and Joseph lived; the Crown of Thorns; the Holy Grail; and the seven places that claim to possess the head of Saint John the Baptist—among them a mosque in Damascus. Moreover, this book includes major relics that are enshrined in the United States—for example, the complete skeleton of the Roman martyr Saint Vibiana enshrined in a cathedral in Los Angeles. From the extraordinary Aachen relics to the remains of Saint Zita, Saints Preserved is an indispensable compendium for spiritual seekers, history buffs, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the Catholic faith.
The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints
Author: Alban Butler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Consorting with Saints
Author: Megan McLaughlin
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150172875X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In this book, Megan McLaughlin explores the social and cultural significance of prayer for the dead in the West Frankish realm from the late eighth century through the end of the eleventh century. She argues that the primary function of funerary and commemorative rituals in the early middle ages was to sustain the dead as members of the Christian community on earth, and to link them symbolically with the community of saints in heaven.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150172875X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In this book, Megan McLaughlin explores the social and cultural significance of prayer for the dead in the West Frankish realm from the late eighth century through the end of the eleventh century. She argues that the primary function of funerary and commemorative rituals in the early middle ages was to sustain the dead as members of the Christian community on earth, and to link them symbolically with the community of saints in heaven.
Saints and Their Cults
Author: Stephen Wilson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521311816
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This is a paperback edition of a collection of ten papers by different authors on the cult of saints, first published in hard covers in 1983. Six have been translated from French including a pioneering study by Robert Hertz, one of Durkheim's most eminent pupils. The editor provides a wide-ranging general and historical introduction, and a 100- page annotated bibliography covering material on the subject in all disciplines and in four main languages.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521311816
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This is a paperback edition of a collection of ten papers by different authors on the cult of saints, first published in hard covers in 1983. Six have been translated from French including a pioneering study by Robert Hertz, one of Durkheim's most eminent pupils. The editor provides a wide-ranging general and historical introduction, and a 100- page annotated bibliography covering material on the subject in all disciplines and in four main languages.
The Saints Collection [2,428 Saints]
Author: Catholic Way Publishing
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
ISBN: 1783794747
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 9893
Book Description
THE SAINTS COLLECTION [2,428 SAINTS] CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING — 2,428 Hagiographies of the Saints! — 400 Original Illustrations of the Saints — 18 Volumes in One — Over 3.13 Million Words — Includes Over 5,300 Active Linked Endnotes — Includes an Active Index, 42 Table of Contents and Layered NCX Navigation — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore PUBLISHER: LARGE E-BOOK. INCLUDED BOOKS ON SAINTS: THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS: COMPLETE EDITION By Reverend Alban Butler — 1,458 Saint Biographies THE GOLDEN LEGEND By Jacobus de Voragine — 170 Lives of the Saints PICTORIAL LIVES OF THE SAINTS: WITH REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR By John Gilmary Shea — 400 Original Illustrations of the Saints THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS: WITH REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR By Reverend Alban Butler — 400 Lives of the Saints PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING
Publisher: Catholic Way Publishing
ISBN: 1783794747
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 9893
Book Description
THE SAINTS COLLECTION [2,428 SAINTS] CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING — 2,428 Hagiographies of the Saints! — 400 Original Illustrations of the Saints — 18 Volumes in One — Over 3.13 Million Words — Includes Over 5,300 Active Linked Endnotes — Includes an Active Index, 42 Table of Contents and Layered NCX Navigation — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore PUBLISHER: LARGE E-BOOK. INCLUDED BOOKS ON SAINTS: THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS: COMPLETE EDITION By Reverend Alban Butler — 1,458 Saint Biographies THE GOLDEN LEGEND By Jacobus de Voragine — 170 Lives of the Saints PICTORIAL LIVES OF THE SAINTS: WITH REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR By John Gilmary Shea — 400 Original Illustrations of the Saints THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS: WITH REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR By Reverend Alban Butler — 400 Lives of the Saints PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Fifth Edition Revised
Author: David Farmer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199596603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
The renowned Oxford Dictionary of Saints returns in a revised and updated form, providing concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to the obscure. Featuring new entries on recently canonized saints from around the world, and a new appendix on pilgrimages.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199596603
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
The renowned Oxford Dictionary of Saints returns in a revised and updated form, providing concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to the obscure. Featuring new entries on recently canonized saints from around the world, and a new appendix on pilgrimages.
The Cult of the Saints
Author: Saint John Chrysostom
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN: 9780881413021
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The cult of the saints is a phenomenon that expanded rapidly in the fourth century, and John Chrysostom's homilies are important witnesses to its growth. In this volume, Wendy Mayer investigates the liturgical, topographical, and pastoral aspects that marked the martyr cult at Antioch and Constantinople in John's time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN: 9780881413021
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The cult of the saints is a phenomenon that expanded rapidly in the fourth century, and John Chrysostom's homilies are important witnesses to its growth. In this volume, Wendy Mayer investigates the liturgical, topographical, and pastoral aspects that marked the martyr cult at Antioch and Constantinople in John's time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Translating Europe in ?lfric's Lives of Saints
Author: Luisa Ostacchini
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198913753
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Translating Europe in ?lfric's 'Lives of Saints' is the first study of the representation of European peoples, places, and geographies in the Lives of Saints, one of early medieval England's most famed works. It examines the Lives of Saints as a unified collection whose various items work cumulatively and concurrently to provide audiences with teachings far beyond the scope of an individual homily or saints' life. In doing so, it demonstrates that ?lfric's European characters and settings served not merely as a convenient skeleton on which to frame his hagiographical narratives, but rather lay at the heart of his didactic praxis and pedagogic aims. Luisa Ostacchini systematically compares each of the 30 plus items that comprise ?lfric's Lives of Saints to their Latin sources and to one another to highlight previously unnoticed patterns and formulae within collection. In so doing, she demonstrates that ?lfric's interest in community was both inward and outward looking: he sought on the one hand to situate England within the wider Christian world, and on the other hand to promote the internal unity of the English kingdom and the reformed monastic establishment. This book sheds new light on the ways that ?lfric wrote about the Christian world and England's place within it, and further illuminates of the didactic praxis and ideology of one of the most influential and significant authors of the early medieval period. Luisa Ostacchini is a college lecturer at St John's College, Oxford, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198913753
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Translating Europe in ?lfric's 'Lives of Saints' is the first study of the representation of European peoples, places, and geographies in the Lives of Saints, one of early medieval England's most famed works. It examines the Lives of Saints as a unified collection whose various items work cumulatively and concurrently to provide audiences with teachings far beyond the scope of an individual homily or saints' life. In doing so, it demonstrates that ?lfric's European characters and settings served not merely as a convenient skeleton on which to frame his hagiographical narratives, but rather lay at the heart of his didactic praxis and pedagogic aims. Luisa Ostacchini systematically compares each of the 30 plus items that comprise ?lfric's Lives of Saints to their Latin sources and to one another to highlight previously unnoticed patterns and formulae within collection. In so doing, she demonstrates that ?lfric's interest in community was both inward and outward looking: he sought on the one hand to situate England within the wider Christian world, and on the other hand to promote the internal unity of the English kingdom and the reformed monastic establishment. This book sheds new light on the ways that ?lfric wrote about the Christian world and England's place within it, and further illuminates of the didactic praxis and ideology of one of the most influential and significant authors of the early medieval period. Luisa Ostacchini is a college lecturer at St John's College, Oxford, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature.