Author: Christopher James Riethmüller
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Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Author: Edward Lucas
Publisher:
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Category : Catholics
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Author: Edward Lucas
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Languages : en
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Author: Oliver P. Rafferty
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 071909836X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 539

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What does it mean to be Irish? Are the predicates Catholic and Irish so inextricably linked that it is impossible to have one and not the other? Does the process of secularisation in modern times mean that Catholicism is no longer a touchstone of what it means to be Irish? Indeed was such a paradigm ever true? These are among the fundamental issues addressed in this work, which examines whether distinct identity formation can be traced over time. The book delineates the course of historical developments which complicated the process of identity formation in the Irish context, when by turns Irish Catholics saw themselves as battling against English hegemony or the Protestant Reformation. Without doubt the Reformation era cast a long shadow over how Irish Catholics would see themselves. But the process of identity formation was of much longer duration. Newly available in paperback, this work traces the elements which have shaped how the Catholic Irish identified themselves, and explores the political, religious and cultural dimensions of the complex picture which is Irish Catholic identity. The essays represent a systematic attempt to explore the fluidity of the components that make up Catholic identity in Ireland.

Author: Edward Lucas
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: Lucas Johnson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1401600379
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 105

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Like "Tuesdays with Morrie," in which Mitch Albom gleans wisdom from his mentor, "Finding the Good" is the story of Fred Montgomery and his influence on Lucas Johnson, a young reporter who learns of the transforming power of faith and love. Here is a powerful story of a 20th century slave who rose to the rank of mayor and the young man whose life he touched. Fred Montgomery, the son of sharecroppers in west Tennessee, and boyhood friend of Alex Haley, grew up in poverty, but had a faith and confidence instilled in him by his parents. Always at the mercy of white people, Fred worked hard and acquired his own farm in spite of opposition from his white neighbors. After losing two of his sons in separate drowning accidents, Fred tried twice to commit suicide. Bitter from years of frustration brought upon him by whites, Fred's attitude was changed by the sympathy and love shown to him by his neighbors, white and black alike. In 1988 he proved that faith and love can prevail by becoming the first black mayor of the once strongly segregated Henning, Tennessee. While telling this story, the author shows glimpses of his own life, in which many of his relatives, including his own father, succumbed to the lure of alcohol and drugs. Lucas Johnson lost all hope. He had no faith; he had no love. "Years have passed," he concludes," since I first met Fred Montgomery. . . . I'm a better person because of him. His life . . . gave me a credible blueprint on how to deal with life's problems and even grow stronger from them."

Author: Joseph Gillow
Publisher:
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Category : Catholic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Author: Frederic Boase
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530

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Languages : en
Pages : 636

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Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375002459
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1863.